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

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single-foot

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 Theodore Ayrault Dodge

And mixed up in it all we discussed the merits of the fox-trot versus the single-foot.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen by Elbert Hubbard

I once owned a single-footing mare, who came from Alexander's farm and was sired by Norman, who could single-foot a full mile in three minutes.

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

The rack soon grows into the single-foot, which only differs from it in being faster, and the latter is substituted for the trot.

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

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 Theodore Ayrault Dodge