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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.] To move in a
canter.

Can"ter, v. t. 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*bur*y (?), n.
1. A city in England, giving its name
various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
(primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas
à Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly
made.


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