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VOLT

Volume 21 · 66 words · 1842 Edition

in the manege, a round or circular tread, hence, by the phrase to make volts, is understood a gate of two treads, made by a horse going sidewise round a centre, in such a manner that these two treads make parallel tracks; one larger, made by the fore-feet, and another smaller, made by the hind-feet; the croup approaching towards the centre, and the shoulders bearing out.