canter
21canter — can|ter [ˈkæntə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: canterbury to canter (1600 1700), from Canterbury city in southeast England; from the speed at which people rode when going to Canterbury on pilgrimage] to ride or make a horse run… …
22canter — [18] Canter comes from phrases such as Canterbury trot, Canterbury pace, etc, which were terms applied to the pace at which medieval pilgrims rode on their way by horse to the shrine of Thomas à Beckett at Canterbury in Kent (earliest references… …
23canter — noun a pace of a horse between a trot and a gallop, with not less than one foot on the ground at any time. ↘a ride on a horse at a canter. verb move at a canter. Phrases in (or at) a canter Brit. without much effort; easily. Origin C18 (as v.):… …
24canter — /ˈkæntə / (say kantuh) noun 1. an easy gait of a horse (or other quadruped) in which in the course of each stride three feet are off the ground at once; between a trot and a gallop in speed. –verb (i) 2. to go or ride at a canter. –verb (t) 3. to …
25canter — [18] Canter comes from phrases such as Canterbury trot, Canterbury pace, etc, which were terms applied to the pace at which medieval pilgrims rode on their way by horse to the shrine of Thomas à Beckett at Canterbury in Kent (earliest references… …
26canter — [[t]kæ̱ntə(r)[/t]] canters, cantering, cantered VERB When a horse canters, it moves at a speed that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot. [V prep/adv] The competitors cantered into the arena to conclude the closing ceremony. [Also V] N… …
27canter — I UK [ˈkæntə(r)] / US [ˈkæntər] verb [intransitive] Word forms canter : present tense I/you/we/they canter he/she/it canters present participle cantering past tense cantered past participle cantered if a horse canters, it runs fairly fast. If it… …
28canter — can•ter [[t]ˈkæn tər[/t]] n. 1) an easy gallop 2) to move or ride at a canter 3) to cause to move at a canter • Etymology: 1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims …
29canter — verb Canter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse, ↑pony …
30Canter — Berufsnamen zu lat. cantor »Sangmeister, Vorsänger«. Vgl. den Hildesheimer Beleg a. 1372 Johanne dicto Canter clerico …
