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First Known Use of canter
1609
Definition of canter
cantered;
cantering;
canters
1
: to move at or as if at a canter : lope
2
: to ride a horse at a canter
: to cause to go at a canter
Examples of canter in a Sentence
The horses cantered across the grass.
We cantered off toward the lake.
Origin and Etymology of canter
short for obsolete canterbury, noun (canter), from Canterbury, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 1706
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of canter
1
: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
2
: a ride at a canter
First Known Use of canter
1755
CANTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of canter for English Language Learners
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of a horse : to run fairly fast : to run at a canter
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: to ride on a horse that is running fairly fast : to ride a horse at a canter
CANTER Defined for Kids
Definition of canter for Students
: a horse's gait resembling but slower than a gallop
Definition of canter for Students
cantered;
cantering
: to run with a movement that resembles but is slower than a gallop
- Below he saw the Black cantering along the beach.
- —Walter Farley, The Black Stallion
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