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canter (KAN tur) (noun)
A gait slower than a gallop but faster than a trot: The rider kept the horse in an easy canter.
cantor (KAN tur) (noun)
The official soloist or chief singer of the liturgy in a synagogue: Jan Pierce was a cantor before becoming an opera singer.
The cantor at our congregation was also a fine horsewoman and would take her horse out for a canter early in the morning.
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“canter”
A gait with three beats to each stride: two legs moving separately and two as a diagonal pair which is slower than the gallop and not as tiring: A canter is a gait or between a trot and a gallop and includes a suspension where there are no feet on the ground.
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Dog or Canine Terms +
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