Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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trot2
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horse
a) [singular]DSH the movement of a horse at trotting speed : 
Our horses slowed to a trot.
Our horses slowed to a trot.b) [countable]DSH a ride on a horse at trotting speed
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on the trot
British English informala) one directly following another : The class has been cancelled three weeks on the trot now.
The class has been cancelled three weeks on the trot now.b) busy doing something [= on the go]: I've been on the trot all day.
I've been on the trot all day.3 a fairly slow way of running in which you take short regular steps :
slow run
[singular]4 a book of notes or answers used by students, especially to cheat in tests [= crib]
