dogtrot I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:dog (I) + trot 1.: a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog 2.South & Midland: a roofed passage similar to a breezeway; especially: one connecting two parts of a cabin < born in a dogtrot cabin in Kentucky > II. intransitive verb : to move or progress at a dogtrot