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CANTERBURY GALLOP

\kˈantəbɹɪ ɡˈaləp], \kˈantəbɹɪ ɡˈaləp], \k_ˈa_n_t_ə_b_ɹ_ɪ ɡ_ˈa_l_ə_p]\

Definitions of CANTERBURY GALLOP

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A slow gallop, like that of the pilgrims, ambling to Canterbury. (Canter, if from canterius, a gelding, would have appeared in continental languages.)

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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