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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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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

As a gaited donkey, El and his type offer a smooth ride.

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

For four years Sweetheart on Parade has been prancing off with blue ribbons for five- gaited saddlehorses, until last Sept.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then I mounted up and gaited him back up to a gallop by slow stages.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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