I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: dog (I) + trot
1. : a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog
2. South & Midland : a roofed passage similar to a breezeway ; especially : one connecting two parts of a cabin
born in a dogtrot cabin in Kentucky
II. intransitive verb
: to move or progress at a dogtrot