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Dog Sayings: Dog Trot

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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 2000) defines ‘dogtrot’ the noun as: 1. A steady trot like that of a dog. As an intransitive verb it implies to move at a steady ‘trot’, e.g. ‘dog-trotted’ and ‘dog trotting.’

How’s that for a circular definition?! Genius, eh?

A second listed meaning refers to the term ‘dogtrot’ to describe a roofed passage between two parts of a structure, used chiefly in the Southern United States.

The cabin pictured is a Tennessee dogtrot cabin, and the gentleman is the late “Smoot” Logan Darnell Watley.

Aaron Gentry & Sze Mun Lam, authors of “Dog Trot: A Vernacular Response,” a paper investigating architectural responses to regional climate conditions, note that their “study focuses on a vernacular typology of the Southeast known as the dog trot house. The traditional dog trot house is characterized by two log houses with a central connecting passageway, a porch at either side, and a chimney at each end. Developed in response to its environment, the dog trot house is successful in providing cool shaded space in the Southeast’s hot, humid climate. This is accomplished primarily through its successful passive ventilation strategy.”

Awoof! Archie

Posted 25 Jun 07