Meaning & use
Trotter
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The foot of a pig or sheep, especially when prepared and eaten as food.
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The chef braised the trotters for hours until the meat fell off the bone.
Grandpa's favorite winter dish was pickled trotters with mustard.
A note on using this word
In horse racing, a 'trotter' instead means a horse bred and trained to race at a trot rather than a gallop.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A horse bred or trained to race at a trot, pulling a light two-wheeled cart.
The trotter rounded the final bend just ahead of the field.
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