noun. A smooth three-beat gait of a horse that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot, in which the feet touch the ground in the three-beat sequence of near hind foot, off hind foot and near front foot, off front foot.

noun. A ride on a horse moving with this gait.

intransitive verb. To go or move at a canter.

intransitive verb. To cause (a horse) to go at a canter.

noun. A moderate running pace of a horse; a moderate or easy gallop.

noun. Figuratively, a brisk but easy movement of any kind; a running over or through; a run; a scamper.

To move in a canter: said of horses.

To ride a cantering horse.

To cause to canter.

noun. In a sawmill, a machine placed over the carriage and used to cant or roll over the log on the carriage in making the first cuts; a canting-machine.

noun. One who bids at an auction. See extract.

noun. One who cants or whines; a professional beggar or vagrant.

noun. One who talks cant, in any sense of the word; especially, a canting preacher.

transitive verb. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

noun. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.

noun. A rapid or easy passing over.

intransitive verb. To move in a canter.

noun. One who cants or whines; a beggar.

noun. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

noun. A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.

noun. A ride on a horse at such speed.

verb. To move at such pace.

noun. One who cants or whines; a beggar.

noun. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

verb. ride at a cantering pace

verb. ride at a canter

verb. go at a canter, of horses

noun. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

"After the pupil has mastered the difficulties of the trot, she will appreciate the enjoyable motion of an easy canter, which is the lady's pace _par excellence_."

cantering rhythm  gait  to win in a canter  

at a canter  cantered  cantering  in a canter  

gait  pace  ride  ride horseback  sit  

Cantor  banter  cantor  enchanter  grantor  

U-turn  footfall  gait  gallop  hike  

Holy Willie  Joseph Surface  Mawworm  Pecksniff  Pharisee  

canted  cantered  cantering  canters  canting