trot
nounmasculine/ˈtɾɔtɨ/medium
tro·te
Definitions
1A gait of a horse (or other quadruped) faster than a walk and slower than a canter, where the legs move in diagonal pairs.
The horse moved forward at a steady trot.
Learning to sit the trot is a key skill in riding.
Common collocations
rising trotsitting trotat a trot
2A joke, often in poor taste or humiliating, played on someone, especially on new students or recruits.
The freshmen were subjected to some pretty heavy hazing.
Phone pranks are an unpleasant form of hazing.
Common collocations
student hazingto haze someone
Etymology
Do francês antigo 'trot', por sua vez de origem germânica.