Main Entry:

²can·ter

Pronunciation:

\ˈkan-tər\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

short for obsolete canterbury, noun (canter), from Canterbury, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury

Date:

1706

intransitive verb 1 : to move at or as if at a canter : lope 2 : to ride a horse at a canter transitive verb : to cause to go at a canter