sb. rare. See STAMPEDE. [ad. Sp. estampido a sudden crash, report of a gun.] A sudden fright seizing upon large bodies of cattle and horses, causing them to run wildly to great distances; hence, any sudden rush caused by panic.
So Estampede v. trans., to frighten (cattle, etc.) away; to drive off. ǁ Estampedero [Sp. estampidero], an animal under the influence of stampede; a runaway. Estampedo v. [f. Sp. estampido sb.: cf. STAMPEDO], intr. (of cattle, etc.) to rush off in a panic.
1843. Marryat, M. Violet, xx. Oxen … have been known, when under the influence of the estampede … to run forty miles without ever stopping. Ibid., xxvi. Pawnee hunters had had their horses estampeded one night, by some hostile Indians. Ibid., xx. We … then watched the singular and ridiculous movements of this estampedero. Ibid., xxix. The animals had estampedoed the whole distance at the utmost of their speed.
