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canter

1. cant.er \'kant-*r\ n : one that talks cant : as  : BEGGAR, VAGABOND  : a 
   user of professional or religious cant 
2. can.ter \'kant-*r\ vb [short for obs. canterbury, fr. canterbury, n. 
   (canter), fr. Can]terbury, England; fr. the supposed gait of pilgrims to 
   Canterbury 1: to move at or as if at a canter : LOPE  2: to ride or go on a 
   cantering horse  : to cause to go at a canter 
3. can.ter n 1: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the 
   gallop  2: a ride at such a gait