Gam-bā'do, n.

noun

n.; pl. GAM-BĀ'DŌES. [It., Sp., & Pr. gamba, leg. See supra.] A case of leather, formerly used to defend the leg from mud, and in riding on horseback.

His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps. W. Scott.