1
: one that trots
specifically
: a standardbred horse trained for harness racing
2
: a pig's foot used as food
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The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
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Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
My mom always emphasized the role of food: some dishes, like pork trotters with peanuts or ginger chicken drenched in sesame oil, are said to repair the uterus.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
For this reason, married Taiwanese daughters return home on leap day to cook pig trotter noodles, a dish made with pig's feet, for their parents, which is thought to bring them good fortune and health.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
The Shanghai trotter is a massive hunk of wobbly pork served over a bed of bok choy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
My mom always emphasized the role of food: some dishes, like pork trotters with peanuts or ginger chicken drenched in sesame oil, are said to repair the uterus.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
For this reason, married Taiwanese daughters return home on leap day to cook pig trotter noodles, a dish made with pig's feet, for their parents, which is thought to bring them good fortune and health.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
The Shanghai trotter is a massive hunk of wobbly pork served over a bed of bok choy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Trotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trotter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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trotter
noun
trot·ter
ˈträt-ər 
: one that trots
especially
: a standardbred horse trained for harness racing
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