gait

Meanings

Noun

• Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
• One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.
• A sheaf of corn.
• A charge for pasturage.

Verb

• To teach a specific gait to a horse.

Origin

• From Middle English gate, from Old Norse gata ("road"), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Compare gate.