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| can·ter [ kántər ] |
noun (plural can·ters) |
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1. horse's medium pace: a smooth easy gait of a horse or donkey, slower than a gallop but faster than a trot
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2. horse ride: a horse ride at a canter
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verb (past and past participle can·tered, present participle can·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular can·ters) |
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1. intransitive verb go at canter: to move or ride at a canter
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2. transitive verb make horse canter: to make a horse go at a canter
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| [Early 18th century. Shortening of Canterbury gallop; from the pace of medieval pilgrims who rode to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, England] |
