SINCE 1828
dogtrot
noun
dog·trot
| \ ˈdȯg-ˌträt
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Definition of dogtrot
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog
2
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
: a roofed passage similar to a breezeway
especially
: one connecting two parts of a cabin
dogtrot
verb
dogtrotted;
dogtrotting;
dogtrots
Definition of dogtrot (Entry 2 of 2)
: to move or progress at a dogtrot
Examples of dogtrot in a Sentence
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The first march of ten hours, myself in the lead with the compass, sometimes on a dogtrot, the sledges following in Indian file with drivers running beside or behind, placed us thirty miles to the good. — Robert E. (robert Edwin) Peary, Harper's magazine, "Unyielding Ice," 10 June 2019 The family built two dogtrot cabins that are encapsulated within the Spring Run House. — Taylor M. Riley, The Courier-Journal, "This Kentucky log cabin was transformed into a charming bed and breakfast inn. Take a tour," 29 Mar. 2018 With its boxy geometry and dogtrot porch — three rooms on one side of the breezeway and two on the other — the folk-style house looks like a collaboration between Donald Judd and Annie Oakley. — Michael Tortorello, New York Times, "Every Plant Has a Story. You Just Need to Dig.," 4 Mar. 2018 The Biggses lived in a big old rambly house with rooms on both sides of a long dogtrot hallway and a deep, shady porch on the front. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, "Looking for Harper Lee," 19 Feb. 2016 Portions of the main home (originally constructed with hardwood cedar logs as a two-room dogtrot) date back to the Civil War. — Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living, "Peek Inside This Exquisite Round Top, Texas Farmhouse for Sale," 5 Oct. 2017 The Biggses lived in a big old rambly house with rooms on both sides of a long dogtrot hallway and a deep, shady porch on the front. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, "Looking for Harper Lee," 11 July 2017 A dogtrot-style structure with two sections separated by a large, central breezeway, it was inspired by 19th-century Texas pioneer cabin design. — Mike Powell, New York Times, "$2,195,000 Homes in Texas, Florida and Michigan," 4 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dogtrot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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