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trot

1. trot \'tra:t\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. troter to trot, of Gmc origin; akin to 
   OHG trotto-]n to tread, OE tredan 1a1: a moderately fast gait of a 
   quadruped (as a horse) in which the legs m ove in diagonal pairs 1a2: a 
   jogging gait of man that falls between a walk and a run  1b: a ride on 
   horseback  2a: a small child  2b: an old woman  3: a literal translation 
   for student use 
2. trot vb or trot.ted;  or trot.ting 1: to ride, drive, or proceed at a 
   trot  2: to proceed briskly : HURRY  1: to cause to go at a trot  2: to 
   traverse at a trot 
3. trot n : TROTLINE; also : one of the short lines with hooks that ar e 
   attached to it at intervals