CANTER


Meaning of CANTER in English

n. & v.

n. a gentle gallop.

v. 1 intr. (of a horse or its rider) go at a canter. 2 tr. make (a horse) canter. in a canter easily (win in a canter).

[ short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury ]

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