Trotter
['trɒtə] or ['trɑtɚ]
Definition
(n.) One that trots; especially, a horse trained to be driven in trotting matches.
(n.) The foot of an animal, especially that of a sheep; also, humorously, the human foot.
Checker: Mara
Examples
- I shawn't, said Trotter the footman; turn out yourself. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Why,' replied Mr. Trotter, 'my master and I, being in the confidence of the two servants, will be secreted in the kitchen at ten o'clock. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We cannot state the precise nature of the thoughts which passed through Mr. Trotter's mind, because we don't know what they were. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Hold your noise, Trotter; do now, said Simpson the page. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Here Mr. Trotter sighed deeply. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- When they slackened again, Mr. Bambridge said-- Not but what the roan was a better trotter than yours. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Trotter,' said the stranger. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We have said in walked Mr. Job Trotter, but the statement is not distinguished by our usual scrupulous adherence to fact. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But Mr. Trotter made no reply. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Because I am so glad to see you,' replied Job Trotter, gradually releasing Mr. Weller, as the first symptoms of his pugnacity disappeared. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But you must have three weeks to do India properly, her husband conceded, anxious to have it understood that he was no frivolous globe-trotter. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Because they live one hundred miles from here, sir,' responded Job Trotter. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No more,' replied Job Trotter. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He is, sir, very right,' said Mr. Trotter, 'and I will give way no longer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Take care, Job Trotter, take care,' said Sam, looking after him, 'or I shall be one too many for you this time. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But at three o'clock he shook out the reins over the trotters and turned into the by-roads leading to Portsmouth. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Did the trotters do their business? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Editor: Sidney