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trot

UK/tɹɒt/ US/tɹɑt/ uncommon archaic dated informal obsolete slang uk
verb (3) noun (4)

verb

1.
2.

ride at a trot

3.

cause to trot

  • “She trotted the horse home”

noun

1.

a slow pace of running

Synonyms
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Origin

From Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, troter (“to go, trot”), from Medieval Latin *trottō, *trotō (“to go”), from Frankish *trottōn (“to go, run”), from Proto-Germanic *trudōną, *trudaną, *tradjaną (“to go, step, tread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to run, escape”). Cognate with Old High German trottōn (“to run”), Modern German trotten (“to trot, plod”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan, “to tread”), Old Norse troða (“to walk, tread”), Old English tredan (“to step, tread”). Doublet of trade and tread.

Phrases

  • bad trot
  • hot to trot
  • on the trot
  • rough trot
  • strong enough to trot a mouse on
  • swing trot
  • trot off
  • trot out
  • turkey trot

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