ankle vs dally

ankle

verb
  • To walk. 

  • To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. 

noun
  • The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. 

dally

verb
  • To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. 

  • To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal 

  • To delay unnecessarily; to while away. 

  • To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet 

noun
  • Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping. 

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