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hand gallops

hand gallops is the plural of hand gallop.

Meaning of hand gallop

Noun

hand gallop (plural hand gallops)

  1. A controlled gallop, in which the speed of the horse is restrained by the bridle-hand.
    • He had ridden off at a hand-gallop within ten minutes after he had reached the barracks […].1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 235

Questions about hand gallops

What is hand gallops the plural of?
Hand gallops is the plural of hand gallop.

Words near hand gallops in the dictionary

  1. hand fan
  2. hand fans
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  4. hand fruits
  5. hand gallop
  6. hand gallops
  7. hand game
  8. hand games
  9. hand gel
  10. hand gels
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