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canters

The correct spelling is canters.

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noun

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The correct spelling is canters. 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…

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noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A ride on a horse at such speed.
  3. 3.One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  4. 4.One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.

verb

  1. 1.To move at such pace.
  2. 2.To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

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