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7061 Etymology dictionary, p. gallop (n.).2
"a leaping gait," the most rapid movement of a horse, 1520s, from gallop (v.).
7062 Etymology dictionary, p. gambit (n.).2
"chess opening in which a pawn or piece is risked for advantage later," 1650s, gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally "a tripping up" (as a trick in wrestling), from gamba "leg," from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock or leg" (see gambol (n.)).
7063 Etymology dictionary, p. gambol (n.).2
… gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Greek kampē "a bending;" see jamb. The form was altered perhaps by confusion with the formerly common ending -aud, -ald (as in ribald …
7064 Etymology dictionary, p. gambrel (n.).2
… "horse's hind leg" (c. 1600), earlier "wooden bar to hang carcasses" (1540s), perhaps from Old North French gamberel, from gambe "leg," from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock …
7065 Etymology dictionary, p. gear (n.).4
… riding horse." From late 14c. as "equipment generally; tools, utensils," especially the necessary equipment for a certain activity, as the rigging of a sailing …
7066 Etymology dictionary, p. gee (interj.).2
… a horse to go, 1620s, Scottish. It had a particular sense as a teamster's command: "go to the right (or off) side of the driver." Extended form gee-up is from 1733, the …
7067 Etymology dictionary, p. gelding (n.).2
late 14c., "castrated animal" (especially a horse), also "a eunuch" (late 13c. as a surname), from Old Norse geldingr "wether; eunuch," from gelda "castrate" (see geld (v.)).
7068 Etymology dictionary, p. giddy-up (interj.).2
command to a horse to go, 1909, probably an extended form of earlier giddap (1867), itself probably from get up. Compare gee .
7069 Etymology dictionary, p. gift (n.).3
… gift horse was earlier given horse :
7070 Etymology dictionary, p. gig (n.1).2
… one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps imitative of bouncing. There was a Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early …
7071 Etymology dictionary, p. girth (n.).2
c. 1300, "belt around a horse's body," from Old Norse gjorð "girdle, belt, hoop," from Proto-Germanic *gertu- (cf Gothic gairda "girdle"), from the same source as girdle and gird. Sense of "measurement around an object" first recorded 1640s.
7072 Etymology dictionary, p. give-and-take (n.).2
… in horse-racing, referring to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less; see give (v.) + take (v.). The general sense is attested …
7073 Etymology dictionary, p. glanders (n.).2
"horse disease characterized by glandular swelling," early 15c., from Old French glandres "swollen glands," plural of glandre "gland," from Latin glandula (see gland ).
7074 Etymology dictionary, p. gnomon (n.).2
… a horse or mule," literally "one that discerns or examines, interpreter, expert," from gignōskein "to come to know," from PIE root *gno- "to know." In geometry from 1560s …
7075 Etymology dictionary, p. go (n.).2
… of horses. The sense of "an attempt, a try or turn at doing something" (as in give it a go, have a go at ) is from 1825 (earlier it meant "a delivery of the ball in skittles …
7076 Etymology dictionary, p. goer (n.).2
late 14c., "one who goes on foot, a walker," agent noun of go (v.). From mid-13c. as a surname. Of a horse, especially of one that goes fast (1690s); hence transferred use, of persons, "one who lives loosely" (c. 1810).
7077 Etymology dictionary, p. gray (adj.).2
… better horse in reference to households ruled by wives is recorded from 1540s.
7078 Etymology dictionary, p. grand prix.2
1863, French, literally "great prize," originally in English in reference to the Grand Prix de Paris, international horse race for three-year-olds, run every June at Longchamps beginning in 1863.
7079 Etymology dictionary, p. grizzle (adj.).2
"gray-colored," mid-14c., from Old French grisel "gray" (see grizzled ) which also meant "gray-haired old man; gray horse" (senses recorded in Middle English from mid-14c.). The verb, "to make gray," is attested from 1740.
7080 Etymology dictionary, p. groggy (adj.).2
1770, "drunk, overcome with grog so as to stagger or stumble," from grog + -y (2). Non-alcoholic meaning "shaky, tottering" is from 1832, originally from the fight ring. Also used of hobbled horses (1828). Related: Groggily; grogginess .