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canter definition

can·ter (kan′tər)

noun

  1. a smooth, easy pace like a moderate gallop
  2. the rumbling sound of a cantering horse

Etymology: contr. < Canterbury gallop: from pace at which the pilgrims rode to Canterbury

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to ride or move at a canter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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