'To trot out' definitions:

Definition of 'To trot out'

From: GCIDE
  • Trot \Trot\, v. t. To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering. [1913 Webster]
  • To trot out, to lead or bring out, as a horse, to show his paces; hence, to bring forward, as for exhibition. [Slang.] [1913 Webster]