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Webster 1913 Edition

(pē̍-sād′; F. pe-zȧd′)

Noun.

[F.]

(Man.)

The motion of a horse when, raising his fore quarters, he keeps his hind feet on the ground without advancing; rearing.

Noun.

The motion of a horse when he raises his fore quarters, keeping his hind feet on the ground without advancing.

pesade ‎(plural pesades)

The motion of a horse when it raises its forequarters and keeps its hind feet on the ground without advancing; rearing.