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paddling,(s) (noun), paddlings (pl)
A gaiting fault; tied at the elbows: The term paddling is so named for its similarity to the swing and the dip of a canoeist's paddle.

Pinching in at the elbows and shoulder joints causes the front legs to swing forward in a stiff outward arc.

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