jog trot

noun

a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse.

an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.: a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot.

Words nearby jog trot

joffre, joffrey, joffroy's sign, jog, jog on, jog trot, jogger, jogger's amenorrhea, jogger's nipple, jogging, jogging pants

Origin of jog trot

First recorded in 1700–10

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Examples from the Web for jog trot

Man, so to speak, was born old and accommodated to a jog-trot.
Progress and History|Various
They all rode off at a trotte-cito, or jog-trot, the young officer following alone in solitary grandeur behind.
Blanco y Colorado|William C. Tetley
The horse, on reaching level ground, set off at a jog-trot, without hurrying itself and keeping to the middle of the road.
813|Maurice Leblanc
"Reckon we can rustle some an' then take a good rest," said Dale, and he urged his horse into a jog-trot.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey

He has four paces—a walk of about four miles an hour, a jog-trot of five, a lope or canter of six or seven, and a regular gallop.
Two Years in Oregon|Wallis Nash

British Dictionary definitions for jog trot

jog trot

noun

an easy bouncy gait, esp of a horse, midway between a walk and a trot

a monotonous or regular way of living or doing something

verb jog-trot -trots, -trotting or -trotted

(intr) to move at a jog trot

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