Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Trot, n. a Trotskyite, used indiscriminately for any hard-left group in the UK.
trot, n.1 1. a prostitute, a promiscuous woman. 2. the vagina. 3. a fellow; esp. as old trot. 4.  a woman. 5. see trots n. (1)
trot, n.2 1. a walk, a journey. 2. a child just learning to walk or run. 3. a promenade, made for social purposes to show oneself, meet friends, etc. 4. a baby animal. 5.  a sequence of consecutive events, a run of good or bad luck; thus phrs. good/bad/lean/tough trot. 6. an escape (from prison).
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trot, n.3 a translation, a study aid.
trot (out), v. 1. to leave, to move off. 2. to steal openly, in broad daylight. 3. to take out (a woman), to ‘walk out with’; thus trotting n. 4. to escape (from prison); thus trotting n.
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trotler, n. see trotter n. (2)
trot-box (n.) boots, shoes.
under trot (out), v.
trot palace (n.) a dancehall, a nightclub.
under trot (out), v.
trot along (v.) see sense 1 above.
under trot (out), v.
trot in (v.) to arrest and take to trial.
under trot (out), v.
trot off (v.) see sense 1 above.
under trot (out), v.
trot out (v.) 1. to spend one’s money; usu. as trot out the pieces . 2. to produce, esp. of an excuse or a lie . 3.  to exhibit (someone or something), to put on display.
under trot (out), v.
trot round (v.) to go round (to), to pay a call (on).
under trot (out), v.
trot someone round (v.) to show someone around a place.
under trot (out), v.
trots, n. 1.  usu. constr. with the, diarrhoea . 2. policemen . 3. feet. 4.  constr. with the, trotting races.
trotter, n. 1. a foot, usu. in pl; occas. legs, see cite 1841. 2.  a fast horse or racehorse; usu. in pl. meaning horseracing in general. 3. a prostitute. 4. a boiled sheep’s foot sold as a street food. 5. a dancing person. 6.  a deserter from the armed forces.
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trotter-box (n.) a shoe.
under trotter, n.
trotter-cases (n.) stockings .
under trotter, n.
trottery, n. a dancehall.
trotting-cases, n. shoes.
trotty, adj. of a person’s figure, small, dainty; of clothes neat, fashionable.
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