can ‧ ter /ˈkæntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: canterbury 'to canter' (1600-1700) , from Canterbury city in southeast England; from the speed at which people rode when going to Canterbury on pilgrimage ]
to ride or make a horse run quite fast, but not as fast as possible ⇨ gallop
—canter noun [countable] :
She rode off at a canter.