high-stepper
noun
a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground when walking or trotting
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How to use high-stepper in a sentence
Our stove was a high-stepper, with long bent legs, and bore its oven on its back as a dromedary his hump.
A Pioneer Mother | Hamlin GarlandIt was a pretty good price, but it was a high-stepper, a flyer, a beauty.
The Golden Censer | John McGovernI want ye t' be a reg'lar high stepper, with a nice, slick coat.
Eben Holden | Irving BachellerThe horse was a high-stepper, such as are not to be bought for a song; the turn-out was at the first glance perfect.
Hodge and His Masters | Richard JefferiesThrew the old one away, so to speak, and got a high stepper that makes him speed up.
Anthony Trent, Master Criminal | Wyndham Martyn
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