Ballotade

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ballotade \Bal"lo*tade`\ (b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[aum]d` or
     b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[=a]d`), n. [F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to
     toss. See {Ballot}, v. i.] (Man.)
     A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight
     line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows
     only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.


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