dogtrot

American  

[dawg-trot, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌtrɒt, ˈdɒg- /

noun

1. a gentle trot, like that of a dog.

2. South Midland and Southern U.S. a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway.

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verb (used without object)

dogtrotted, dogtrotting

1. to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.

dogtrot British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌtrɒt /

noun

1. a gently paced trot

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Etymology

Origin of dogtrot

First recorded in 1655–65; dog + trot ¹

Example Sentences

With its boxy geometry and dogtrot porch — three rooms on one side of the breezeway and two on the other — the folk-style house looks like a collaboration between Donald Judd and Annie Oakley.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2018

Christian homilies, dogtrot poetry, and treacly moralizing are delivered in a smooth, slightly formal country voice that goes down like lemonade with all the tang sugared out of it.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2016

With minimal prompting, she is happy to hold forth on the history and architecture of dogtrot houses.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2014

Pat was one of eight children reared in the family’s dogtrot house in the cotton patch.

From Washington Post

I had slowed to a dogtrot as I passed the pond, and when I reached the store I stopped, got partly behind it, and sat down where I could still watch the road.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

Related Words

• amble
• dash
• lope
• sprint
• trot