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can·ter

1   [kan-ter]
noun
1.
an easy gallop.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to move or ride at a canter.

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Origin:
1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims
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canter
1706, contraction of Canterbury gallop (1630s), "easy pace at which pilgrims rode to Canterbury" (q.v.).
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