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 cantertransitive verb : to cause to go at a canter