dogtrot

/ˈdɔɡˌtrɑt/
noun
  1. A steady, easy trot, like that of a dog.
    • He broke into a dogtrot to catch up with the group.
    • The horse settled into a comfortable dogtrot across the field.
    • The hiker kept up a dogtrot along the trail to make good time.
  2. A type of house with a central open breezeway, common in the southern United States.
    • Visitors admired the traditional dogtrot farmhouse.
    • The dogtrot design kept the house cool in the summer heat.
    • They bought an old dogtrot cabin and restored it.
verb
  1. To move at a steady, easy trot.
    • We dogtrotted for a mile before stopping to rest.
    • The children dogtrotted behind their father on the path.
    • The dogtrotting jogger passed us without breaking a sweat.
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