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Definition of 'trot'Noun
( en-noun)
(archaic|disparaging) An ugly old woman, a hag.[“ ]Trot ”, entry in 2008 , Anatolij Simonovi? Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction , page 208.
(chiefly|of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
* 2000 , Margaret H. Bonham, Introduction to: Dog Agility , page 14 ,
- Dogs have a variety of gaits. Most dogs have the walk, trot , pace, and gallop.
* 2008 , Kenneth W. Hinchcliff, Andris J. Kaneps, Raymond J. Geor, Equine Exercise Physiology: The Science of Exercise in the Athletic Horse , Elsevier, page 154 ,
- The toelt is comfortable for the rider because the amplitude of the dorsoventral displacement is lower than at the trot'.The slow '''trot''' is a two-beat symmetric diagonal gait. Among the normal variations of the '''trot''' of saddle horses, the speed of the gait increases from collected to extended ' trot .
* 2009 , Gordon Wright, George H. Morris, Learning To Ride, Hunt, And Show , page 65 ,
- To assume the correct position for the posting trot', first walk, with the body inclined forward in a posting position. Then put the horse into a slow or sitting '''trot at six miles an hour. ''Do not post.
A gait of a person faster than a walk.
A toddler.page 123 ,
- but Ethel romped with the little children — the rosy little trots — and took them on her knees, and told them a thousand stories.
(obsolete) A young animal.- He?s had a good trot , but his luck will end soon.
* 1994 , Noel Virtue, Sandspit Crossing , page 34 ,
- It was to be a hugely special occasion, for apart from the picture shows at the Majestic, there was usually nothing at all going on in Sandspit to make anyone think they were on a good trot living there.
* 2004 , John Mosig, Ric Fallu, Australian Fish Farmer: A Practical Guide to Aquaculture , 2nd Edition, page 21 ,
- Should he or she be having a bad trot , the exchange rate will be higher than normal.
Synonyms
* (gait of an animal between walk and canter)
* (ugly old woman) See
* (gait of a person faster than a walk) jog
Derived terms
* foxtrot
* on the trot
* trotter
* turkey trot
Verb
(trott)
To walk rapidly.
(of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.
Derived terms
* hot to trot
Synonyms
* (to walk rapidly) jog, pace
** See also ,
References
Anagrams
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