can•ter noun, verbBrE /ˈkæntə(r)/
NAmE /ˈkæntər/
noun
word origin
early 18th cent. (as a verb): short for Canterbury pace or Canterbury gallop, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury, a city in Kent, SE England.
[usually singular] a movement of a horse at a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving at this speed
She set off at a canter. verb
verb forms
| present simple |
| I / you / we /they | canter |
| BrE /ˈkæntə(r)/ |
| NAmE /ˈkæntər/ |
| he / she /it | canters |
| BrE /ˈkæntəz/ |
| NAmE /ˈkæntərz/ |
| past simple, past participle | cantered |
| BrE /ˈkæntəd/ |
| NAmE /ˈkæntərd/ |
| -ing form | cantering |
| BrE /ˈkæntərɪŋ/ |
| NAmE /ˈkæntərɪŋ/ |
word origin
early 18th cent. (as a verb): short for Canterbury pace or Canterbury gallop, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury, a city in Kent, SE England.
[intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (of a horse or rider) to move or make a horse move at a canterWe cantered along the beach. 
compare gallop, trot
