amble vs canter

amble

noun
  • An easy gait, especially that of a horse. 

  • An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. 

verb
  • To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. 

  • Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other. 

canter

noun
  • A ride on a horse at such speed. 

  • One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language. 

  • One who cants or whines; a beggar. 

  • A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals. 

verb
  • To move at such pace. 

  • To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter. 

How often have the words amble and canter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )