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

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

From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert

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 Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

"Perhaps," I ventured, "perhaps you know how to make a horse single-foot?"

From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Morgan, Wallace

He carries such a quantity of dunnage below in the shape of high boots, spurs, chaps, and cartridge-belts that his gait is a waddling single-foot.

From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by White, Stewart Edward

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