cantered

[kan-ter]

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noun

an easy gallop.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to move or ride at a canter.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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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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