single foot (singglfut)

i. [ The horse often single - foots faster than he trots. Harper's Mag., LXXX. 246. single-footer (sing'gl-füter), n. [ foot + -er1.] A horse which uses the single-foot 2. To select individually from among a number; choose out separately from others: commonly followed by out. Each singled out his man. Robin Hood and the Stranger (Child's Ballads, V. 415). gait; a racker. Him Hector singled, as his troops he led, And thus inflam'd him, pointing to the dead. My best single - footer is my fastest trotter. Harper's Mag., LXXX. 247. Pope , Iliad, xv. 652. single-handed (sing'gl-handed), a. [ single1 +hand+ -ed2.] 1. Having only one hand.2. Working without the aid of other hands or workmen; acting alone; una isted. 31. To lead aside or apart from others. Single you thither then this dainty doe, And strike her home by force, if not by words. Shak ., Tit. And., ii. 1. 117. If we can, single her forth to some place. B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, v. 1. 4. Naut., to unite, so as to combine several parts into one: as, to single the tacks and sheets. II. in trans. 1. To separate; go apart from others: said specifically of a hunted deer when it leaves the herd. Hall i well (under hunting ). It is indeed a reflection somewhat mortifying to the author who breaks his ranks, and singles out for public favour, to think that he must combat contempt before he can arrive at glory. He was left to cope single - handed with the whole power of France. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 13. 3. Capable of being used, managed, or exe- cuted with one hand or by one person: as, a single-handed fishing-rod; a single-handed un- der taking.- Single-handed boring. See boring. single-hearted (sing'gl-härted), a. [ single1 + heart + -ed2.] 1. Having a single, sincere, or honest heart; free from duplicity. Nor lose they Earth who, single -hearted, seek The righteousne of Heaven! Whittier, The Christian Tourists. Goldsmith, Polite Learning. 2. Proceeding from or characteristic of a sin 2. Same as single -foot. single2+ (sing'gl), v. i. [ A royall shippe I sawe, by tyde and by winde, Single and sayle in sea as sweet as milke. Putten ham , Par then i a des, x. Of any re- IMG:content-1122.png:[blocks in formation] Mrs. Lapham came to their help, with her skill as nurse, and a profuse single - hearted kindne . W. D. Howells , Silas Lapham, ii. single-heartedly (sing'gl-härted-li), adv. With singlene , sincerity, or integrity of heart. The more quietly and single -heartedly you take each step in the art, the quicker, on the whole, will your progre be. Ruskin, Elements of Drawing, ii.