piaffe

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piaffe

 (pyăf)
intr.v. piaffed, piaf·fing, piaffes
To perform the piaffer.
[French piaffer.]
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piaffe

(pɪˈæf) or

piaffer

n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage a passage done on the spot
[C18: from French, from piaffer to strut]
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Noun1.piaffe - a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot
dressage - maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
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