canter
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a…A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
» This horse has a pretty canter.
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4 sensesA gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
Kanter, leichter Galopp
кентерkenter
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
A ride on a horse at such speed.
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
Examples
2 sentencesThis horse has a pretty canter.
The black horse cantered gracefully across the meadow.
Translations
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Origin
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
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Forms
plural: cantersSynonyms
1 synonyms- a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop:lope
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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