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jog trot

noun

  1. a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse.
  2. an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.:

    a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot.



jog trot

noun

  1. an easy bouncy gait, esp of a horse, midway between a walk and a trot
  2. a monotonous or regular way of living or doing something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to move at a jog trot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jog trot1

First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences

Beaver Jack seemed to understand the demand at once, for he broke into something resembling a jog trot, if there is such a thing when dealing with snowshoes.

Scalawag objected very much to going faster than his usual easy jog trot—unless it were to dance behind a band!

By day it would trek along at a jog trot beside the convoy, the men singing their war songs; for they were not allowed to carry rifles, but only carried assegais for self-defence at night.

Ahead was a return train of fifteen Californian mules, approaching on a jog trot.

The girls had descended at a jog trot, trying to take their bearings as they went.

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