S. Africa. [f. TRIPPLE v.2] A horse’s gait, resembling the amble.
1880. Gillmore, On Duty, 296. A slow tripple—a pace similar to what is designated ‘racking’ in North America.
1887. Rider Haggard, Jess (1899), 4. He put the tired nag into a sort of ‘tripple’ or ambling canter much affected by S. African horses.
1901. Field, 9 March, 322/1. This ‘tripple’ is between a fast walk and slow trot.
