‖trippelaar, noun

/ˈtrəpəlɑː(r)/
Origin:
DutchShow more Dutch, trippel (see tripple noun) + agential suffix -aar.
trippler, see tripple verb.
[1852 C. Barter Dorp & Veld 37 (Pettman)Those who possess this accomplishment to perfection are in high estimation among the Dutch, who call them trippelaars.]
1858 W. Irons Settler’s Guide to Cape of G.H. & Natal 159The performances of ‘pasgangers’ and ‘trippelaars,’ in former days, are probably lost to history.
1900 S.T. Plaatje Boer War Diary (1973) 88He is a good horse and ‘takes the Bun’ as a trippelaar, but is slow — most piteously slow.
1971 Farmer’s Weekly 11 Aug. 112Chestnut gelding 15 hands. 9 Years, trippelaar can carry 240 lb easily.
trippler, see tripple verb.
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