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

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

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

From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert

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

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 Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

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

From Emma McChesney and Co. by Ferber, Edna