CANTER
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Can"ter (kăn"t&etilde_;r), n. [An abbreviation of Canterbury. See Canterbury gallop, under Canterbury.] 1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.
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&hand_; The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit, which compels him to throw a great part of his weight on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in the mode adopted by different horses for performing the canter, that no single description will suffice, nor indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. J. H. Walsh.
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2. A rapid or easy passing over.
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A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics.
Sir J. Stephen.
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Can"ter (kăn"t&etilde_;r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantered (kăn"t&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cantering.] To move in a canter.
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Can"ter, v. t. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
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Cant"er, n. 1. One who cants or whines; a beggar.
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2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
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The day when he was a canter and a rebel.
Macaulay.
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