English

Missouri Fox Trotter

Missouri Fox Trotter comes from English trot ‘an ambling gait’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Miami wimihsoorita ‘the people who have dugout canoes’

Middle English trottere

Every English word from English trot

noun A horse of a midsized, muscular breed with an ambling gait, bred in Missouri, United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English trot / Missouri Fox Trotter