trotter

noun

trot·​ter ˈträ-tər How to pronounce trotter (audio)
1
: one that trots
specifically : a standardbred horse trained for harness racing
2
: a pig's foot used as food

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Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024 One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for trotter

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trotter was in the 14th century

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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trotter. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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trotter

noun
trot·​ter ˈträt-ər How to pronounce trotter (audio)
: one that trots
especially : a standardbred horse trained for harness racing

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