n. [ An abbreviation of Canterbury. See Canterbury gallop, under Canterbury. ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
The day when he was a canter and a rebel. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
Canterbury ball (Bot.),
Canterbury gallop,
Canterbury tale,