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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

single-foot

And either a rack or single-foot is apt to spoil the square trot; or if you break a horse to trot, you will lose the other gaits.

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

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 George Ade

I'm behind you so much on these single-foot trails.

From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather

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

From Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber

For the exceptional horse can learn to rack or single-foot without detriment to his other paces, if he be not kept upon these gaits too long at any time.

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

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