single-foot

American

[sing-guhl-foot] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˌfʊt /

noun

rack.

verb (used without object)

(of a horse) to go at a rack.

single-foot British

noun

a rapid showy gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately, as in a walk

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verb

to move or cause to move at this gait

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Etymology

Origin of single-foot

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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