The Clue
Harness horse's gait (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TROT
Tags
Notes
The answer TROT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Foreign-text translation
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Definition
TROT as a noun:
1. (jog, trot, lope) = a slow pace of running
2. (Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot) = radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution
3. (pony, trot, crib) = a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
4. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
TROT as a verb:
1. (trot, jog, clip) = run at a moderately swift pace
2. ride at a trot
3. cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"