Definitions

1. noun

a type of traditional southern American house with two rooms under a common roof, with a space between them for breezes to pass through

“The old dogtrot house on the plantation had been standing for over a century.”

2. verb

to walk at a slow pace, especially in the heat, with one foot on the porch and one in the shade

“People often dogtrot around the neighborhood during the summer to stay cool.”