noun, verb
noun [usuallysing.] a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed:
She set off across the field at a canter.
verb (of a horse or rider) to move or make a horse move at a canter: [V] We cantered along the beach. [also VN]
compareGALLOP, TROT
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for canter is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does canter appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — canter appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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