Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trooper; a horse-soldier; a light-cavalry man: so called from these soldiers being mounted on jennets. See
jennet . Also writtengenete .
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Examples
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He is a good _ginete_, too; next to myself, there is none like him, only he rides with stirrup leathers too short.
George Borrow The Man and His Books Edward Thomas 1897
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He is a good ginete, too; next to myself, there is none like him, only he rides with stirrup leathers too short.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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I am not, however, of your lordship's opinion with respect to mules: a good ginete may retain his seat on a horse however vicious, but a mule -- vaya! when a false mule tira par detras, I do not believe that the Father of the Church himself could keep the saddle a moment, however sharp his bit. '
The Pocket George Borrow George Henry Borrow 1842
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He is a good ginete, too; next to myself, there is none like him, only he rides with stirrup leathers too short.
The Pocket George Borrow George Henry Borrow 1842
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He is a good ginete, too; next to myself, there is none like him, only he rides with stirrup leathers too short.
The Bible in Spain 1712
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I am not, however, of your lordship's opinion with respect to mules: a good ginete may retain his seat on a horse however vicious, but a mule -- vaya! when a false mule tira por detras, I do not believe that the Father of the Church himself could keep the saddle a moment, however sharp his bit. "
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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"What do you ask for him?" said I. "Senor, as your worship is an Englishman, and a good ginete, and, moreover, understands the ways of the Calore, and their tricks and their language also, I will sell him to you a bargain.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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“What do you ask for him?” said I. “Senor, as your worship is an Englishman, and a good ginete, and, moreover, understands the ways of the Calore, and their tricks and their language also, I will sell him to you a bargain.
The Bible in Spain 1712
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I am not, however, of your lordship’s opinion with respect to mules: a good ginete may retain his seat on
The Bible in Spain 1712
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