“single、foot”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

single-foot

释义

single-foot, n. U.S.
[Cf. single v.¹ 9 b.]
A particular gait of a horse, variously identified with the amble and the rack; see also quot. 1882.
1882Stillman Horse in Motion 117 Single-foot is an irregular pace,..distinguished by the posterior extremities, moving in the order of a fast walk and the anterior ones in that of a slow trot.1893Muybridge Descr. Zoopraxogr. 31 The amble has various local names, such as the ‘single foot’, the ‘fox trot’, etc.1897Howells Landl. at Lion's Head 154 This mare can walk like a Kentucky horse,..I believe I could teach her single-foot.
So single-foot v., single-footed a., single-footer, single-footing ppl. a.
a1864Single-footed [see single v.¹ 9 b].1890Harper's Mag. Jan. 246 The horse often single-foots faster than he trots.Ibid., It is often said that a single-footing horse never trots well.Ibid. 247 My best single-footer is my fastest trotter.

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