† retrotv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To trot back or again. Also transitive: to trot (a certain distance) again.
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retrot1616
to trot out1706
1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale iv. 345 Wheare in hee trottes, vnto the pathes farr ende, but theare..turnes to rewend: thence retrottes tailewise backwardes.
1784 J. Byng Diary 28 July in C. B. Andrews Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 197 I cou'd not get away from dinner, and retrot the 2 miles, till the time of our supper at home.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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