From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canter \Can"ter\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]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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Note: 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canter \Can"ter\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantered
(k[a^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cantering.]
To move in a canter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canter \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Canter \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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