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  • gaited
    gaited
    adjective
    having a specified gait (usually used in combination).
  • -gaited
    -gaited
    adjective
    (in combination) having a gait as specified

gaited

American  
[gey-tid] / ˈgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. having a specified gait (usually used in combination).

    slow-gaited; heavy-gaited oxen.


-gaited British  
/ ˈɡeɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. (in combination) having a gait as specified

    slow-gaited

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of gaited

First recorded in 1580–90; gait + -ed 3

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When bred to gaited horse breeds, you get a gaited mule.

From Washington Times Jul. 15, 2017

Whisper’s Star of Rapha El, or El as he is known around the barn, is a gaited, mammoth Jack stud, with an emphasis on the mammoth.

From Washington Times Jul. 15, 2017

The delegation says the money will support the construction of a gaited inlet structure that is considered the first phase of the Red River diversion project.

From Washington Times May 25, 2017

Three and five gaited hacks carry their tails high in the show ring.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manuel Castellan not only moved like a gaited horse, but when he stood still, he was like a chameleon—he blended in perfectly with the dry-earth colors of San Francisquito Canyon.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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