spry-footed

Updated: May 13, 2025

When Grimshaw goes by they say she hustles off down the road in her rags. She looks like a sick dog herself, but I've heard that she keeps that room o' hers just as neat as a pin." Near the village we passed a smart-looking buggy drawn by a spry-footed horse in shiny harness.

Irving Bacheller - The Light in the Clearing