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-1 n. சிணுங்கி, பிச்சைக்காரன், போலித்தனமான தொழில் செய்பவன், பாசாங்கு செய்பவன்.-2 n. தளர் விரைநடை, கதழ் பரி, எளிய பாய்ச்சல், (வி.) எளிதாகப் பாய்ந்டு, எளிதாகப் பாய்ந்தோடச்செய்.


Can"ter, n. Etym: [An abbreviation of Caner bury. See Canterbury gallop, under Canterbury.] 1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding. Note: The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit, which compels him to throw a great part of his weight on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in the mode adopted by different horses for performing the canter, that no single description will suffice, nor indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. J. H. Walsh. 2. A rapid or easy passing over. A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics. Sir J. Stephen. Can"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantering.] Defn: To move in a canter. Can"ter, v. t. Defn: To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter. Cant"er, n. 1. One who cants or whines; a beggar. 2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language. The day when he was a canter and a rebel. Macaulay. Can"ter, n. Etym: [An abbreviation of Caner bury. See Canterbury gallop, under Canterbury.] 1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding. Note: The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit, which compels him to throw a great part of his weight on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in the mode adopted by different horses for performing the canter, that no single description will suffice, nor indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. J. H. Walsh. 2. A rapid or easy passing over. A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics. Sir J. Stephen. Can"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantering.] Defn: To move in a canter. Can"ter, v. t. Defn: To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter. Cant"er, n. 1. One who cants or whines; a beggar. 2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language. The day when he was a canter and a rebel. Macaulay.


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