single-foot

American  

[sing-guhl-foot] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˌfʊt /

noun

1. rack.

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verb (used without object)

1. (of a horse) to go at a rack.

single-foot British  

noun

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

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verb

1. to move or cause to move at this gait

Etymology

Origin of single-foot

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

A good terra cotta camel, 55 to 60 hands high and broken to single-foot, will fetch as high as $150.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

Patroclus here will walk, amble, rack, single-foot, trot, canter, gallop, and run, or go from any one into any other at will; and every one of these gaits is unmistakably distinct, crisp, and well performed.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

He walked, slow and stately, with much self-consciousness, as a real Spanish horse should; he trotted, he loped, he paced, and went single-foot, greatly to the admiration of the three spectators.

From Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas by Various

Women will cease to single-foot and learn to undulate when they walk.

From Emma McChesney and Co. by Ferber, Edna

In the South, ladies ride habitually, and moreover a rack, single-foot, and canter are not only graceful, but straight-sitting paces for a woman.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault