gallopade
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gallopade
1825–35; < French galopade, equivalent to galop ( er ) to gallop + -ade -ade 1
Example Sentences
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He thought her a delightful partner for a dance, and found her rather tiresome at the end of the gallopade.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
Others withdrew to a smaller room, where card-tables were set out; while the younger men selected their partners, and handed them forth for the gallopade.
From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Martineau, Harriet
At the same instant the sounding gallopade of hoofs came from the tranquil roadway leading to the stables.
From The Iron Game A Tale of the War by Keenan, Henry F. (Henry Francis)
And I was forced to gallopade up and down that verandah till I felt half dead with fatigue.
From Station Amusements in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)
But then his nephew believed himself to be a great dancer, notwithstanding the fact that his dancing did not bear the slightest resemblance to a waltz or a gallopade.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
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