canter · noun, verb1
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
canter · noun2
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.