n.
Pronunciation: ' kan-t ə r
Function: verb
Etymology: short for obsolete canterbury, noun (canter), from Canterbury, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury
Date: 1706
intransitive verb
1 : to move at or as if at a canter : LOPE
2 : to ride a horse at a canter
transitive verb : to cause to go at a canter