Origin of trot
1
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
trotten < Middle French
troter < Germanic; akin to Old High German
trottōn to tread, whence Middle High German
trotten to run; (noun) Middle English < Middle French, derivative of
troter
usage note for trot
The meaning “old woman” is archaic, used with disparaging intent especially in contexts where the woman is regarded as mean, ugly, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM trot
un·trot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby trot
troposphere,
tropospheric scatter,
tropotaxis,
troppo,
trossachs,
trot,
trot out,
troth,
trothplight,
trotline,
trotsky
Definition for trot (2 of 2)
Origin of trot
2
First recorded in 1880–85; short for
trotline
Example sentences from the Web for trot
British Dictionary definitions for trot (1 of 2)
trot
/ (trɒt) /
verb trots, trotting or trotted
to move or cause to move at a trot
angling
to fish (a fast-moving stream or river) by using a float and weighted line that carries the baited hook just above the bottom
noun
Word Origin for trot
C13: from Old French
trot, from
troter to trot, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German
trotten to run
British Dictionary definitions for trot (2 of 2)
Trot
/ (trɒt) /
noun
informal
a follower of Trotsky; Trotskyist
Idioms and Phrases with trot
trot