sin·gle-foot /ˈsɪŋgəlˌfʊt/
Sin·gle-foot n. An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.
Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by the posterior extremities moving in the order of a fast walk, and the anterior extremities in that of a slow trot. --Stillman (The Horse in Motion.)
Sin·gle-foot, v. i. To proceed by means of the single-foot, as a horse or other quadruped. -- Sin*gle-foot*er, n.
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single-foot
n : a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the
ground separately [syn: rack]
v : go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" [syn: rack]