ballotade Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bal"lo*tade` noun
Etymology
F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to toss. See Ballot, v. i.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913