single-foot

[ sing-guhl-foot ]

noun

1. rack ³( def 1 ).

verb (used without object)

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

single-foot

noun

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

verb

1. to move or cause to move at this gait

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-foot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

The slab rested on a single base of skilfully-carved ivory, from which they received the name of monopodia (a single foot).

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This threw his weight on a single foot, which went down half way to the knee.

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But on the end candlestick nearest Muller the single foot projected out to the front of the altar.

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

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For a long period single foot-races satisfied the desires of the Eleans and their visitors.

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