trotter
trotter
Definition
trot·ter (trät′ər)
noun
- an animal that trots; esp., a horse bred and trained for trotting races
- a person who moves about energetically and constantly
- the foot of a sheep or pig used as food
trotter
Usage Examples
Possessives
- pig: He threw a brick through the window followed by a pig's trotter with a note attached reading " die " .
- sheep: Everyone ate the same meal and was grateful for it stewed sheep's trotters or whatever else it was that day.
Adjective modifier
- fast: Gotland Ponies are versatile -- they make pleasant rides for children and are at the same time fast trotters.
- little: The one who thinks the way to present a baked potato is to ` smash ` it with his fat little trotter.
Noun used with modifier
trotter Quotes
I was always well mounted. I am fond of a horse, and always piqued myself on having the fastest trotter in the Province. I have made no great progress in the world. I feel doubly, therefore, the pleasure of not being surpassed on the road.
Browse dictionary entries near trotter
- Trotsky
- trotline
- trothplight
- troth
- trot out
- trot
- Trossachs
- -tropy
- troppo
- -tropous
- trotyl
- trou-de-loup
- troubadour
- trouble
- troubled
- troublemaker
- troubleshooter
- troublesome
- troublous
- trough
