Main Entry:

¹trot

Pronunciation:

\ˈträt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trottōn to tread, Old English tredan

Date:

14th century

1 a (1): a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs (2): a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run b: a ride on horseback2: an old woman3: a literal translation of a foreign text4plural : diarrhea —used with the