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Tripping
Pronunciation : Trip"ping
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Trip"ping
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.
2. A light dance. Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. Tripping line (Naut.), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Luce.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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