crow|hop

crow|hop
crow|hop «KROH HOP», noun, verb, -hopped, -hop|ping.
–n.
1. Western U.S. a hopping movement, like that of a crow, made by a bucking horse.
2. a short distance: »

His ranch is just a crowhop from here.

–v.i.
to move in short jerky hops.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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