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

After seeing RocketSkates explode on Kickstarter, I was very eager to try out these oddities, which look like a cross between roller skates, moon shoes, and single-foot Segways.

From The Verge

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 Project Gutenberg

A good terra cotta camel, 55 to 60 hands high and broken to single-foot, will fetch as high as $150.

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"Monday I will have here the best single-foot saddle beast in this country for you to ride, and I will send a man to escort you, who will guarantee your safety."

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Then as the Journalist's galloping laughter slowed down into the gentlest sort of a single-foot smile, her eyes grew abruptly big and dark with horror.

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