I. ˈträt noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trottōn to tread, Old English tredan
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs
(2) : a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run
b. : a ride on horseback
2. : an old woman
3. : a literal translation of a foreign text
4. plural : diarrhea — used with the
II. verb
( trot·ted ; trot·ting )
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot
the fox trotted over the knoll
2. : to proceed briskly : hurry
transitive verb
1. : to cause to go at a trot
2. : to traverse at a trot
III. noun
Date: 1883
: trotline ; also : one of the short lines with hooks that are attached to a trotline at intervals