Quoth he, “The swindling old trot is no mother of mine; she hath cheated me and taken my clothes and a thousand dinars.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
I don't have a drink problem, 3 drinks on the trot is my limit. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
A lope is easier to ride, but the trot is the natural gait of a horse, and he can keep up. From Wordnik.com. [Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies] Reference
Isachoff says the piece, titled "Castles Half and Half," is part fox trot, which is in 4, and part waltz, in 3. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
To the furious gallop had succeeded the fast trot, and that had sunk to what might be scarcely called a trot at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in the Iron Mask] Reference
Haflingers can cover lots of ground at the extended trot which is amazing to watch. From Wordnik.com. [Five Reasons to Love Haflingers | myFiveBest] Reference
"Ay, ay, Sir," several men replied, and hurried, with a kind of trot, to comply with the command. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
He walked across the arena, and then completely around it in a kind of trot, as though searching for escape. From Wordnik.com. [The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome] Reference
I was a little disapointed in how slow it walked, I guess I expected it to kind of trot or run, cause that would be funnier. From Wordnik.com. [Read It!] Reference
"To play cricket for 19 years on a trot is a lot demanding. From Wordnik.com. [Cricket Photogallery from Cricketnext.com] Reference
When he got along I was hard at it taking up a "trot" line. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn] Reference
And I dont know if I even wanna know what "trot" food means?. From Wordnik.com. [dreaming?] Reference
I have asthma but control it with inhaler so I can "trot" a bit on the treadmill so far. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
At times he would break into a kind of trot that ended, after a few steps, in shortness of breath. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Shot] Reference
"We'd like to thank Kerrang! for giving us this award twice on the trot which is awesome," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
"When I say 'trot' you'll trot," he shouts, "an 'no man is to stop or slow up to pick up anyone hit.". From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines] Reference
It was a seven hours 'run to Burlington, and the "trot" was to come off at nine o'clock in the forenoon. From Wordnik.com. [Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People] Reference
These folks in this canton leave a road to make itself, and then fine you three francs if you 'trot' over it. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp Abroad — Volume 06] Reference
"Whether he can do it for 30 games on the trot is another thing because there will inevitably be a dip in form. From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Sutton] Reference
Three horsemen appeared at the end of the street and moved down it at the jog-trot which is the road gait of the cowpuncher. From Wordnik.com. [The Fighting Edge] Reference
We know that we're down here rounding third so it's really whether we want to slide into home or just kind of trot across (laughs). From Wordnik.com. [Reader - MassLive.com] Reference
We will, of course, have to 'trot' out at the bidding of his Excellency, -- but we will trot him back next day at our bidding. ". From Wordnik.com. [Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01] Reference
My mom would also trot out fables to keep me in check. From Wordnik.com. [Generation Me] Reference
So after the turkey comes the annual trot to the mall. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday poll: To Black Friday and beyond] Reference
Men could trot her out whenever we demand child care or something. From Wordnik.com. [Sure, Women Are Angry] Reference
Lumb took 137 balls to get to 100 and ended a trot best forgotten. From Wordnik.com. [County cricket – as it happened] Reference
We have a yard that an arthritic mare would cover in a two-second trot. From Wordnik.com. [History, Horses and the Luck of the Irish] Reference
Whether the White House will continue to trot him out as a symbol and party spokesman is less certain. From Wordnik.com. [The Go-Between] Reference
The lesson from this historical trot: give it to us straight, and we will (more often than not) do what it takes. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor’s Desk] Reference
Another wager offered is on the duration of Bonds's home-run trot — with the over/under line now set at 27.5 seconds. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Bonds: What Are the Odds?] Reference
So, should you trot down to the post office and stock up on Forever Stamps when they go on sale, probably in April or May?. From Wordnik.com. [An Investment You Can't Lick] Reference
Most of us, in what should be the most productive years of our lives, would like to trot these fabulous new organs to a work site. From Wordnik.com. [Catch-22 For A Transplant] Reference
In fact, the word "ethnic" itself has had quite a trot through our contemporary vocabulary as the euphemism and/or dodge of choice. From Wordnik.com. [Falling Back On Fatalism] Reference
It was the work of a moment to trot downstairs and stroll to the corner supermarket, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From Wordnik.com. [After Midnight] Reference
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