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an easy gallop.
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Cantering
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims
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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