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aubin.

canter (horse gait)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/o.bɛ̃/
  1. canter (horse gait)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French aubin, hobin, hobi, from Old French hobi, *haubi, haubby, hobin (“a nag, hobby”), from Old French hober, ober (“to stir, move”), from Old Dutch *hobbon (“to toss, move up and down”) (Modern Dutch hobben (“to bob, wear oneself out”)); or from North Germanic origin related to Danish hoppe (“a mare”), Old Swedish hoppa (“a young mare”), North Frisian hoppe (“horse”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend; a bend, joint”). More at hobby, hop, hobble.

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