Piste, n.

n. [Fr. piste, Sp. & Pg. pista, It. pesta, from Sp. pistar, Pr. pestar, It. pestare, to pound, bruise, from Lat. pistare, to pound, v. intens. from pisere, pinsere, pistum, to pound, crush. Cf. PISE.] (Man.) The track or footprint of a horse on the ground he goes over. Johnson.