I. ˈfäks-ˌträt noun
Date: 1872
1. : a short broken slow trotting gait in which the hind foot of the horse hits the ground a trifle before the diagonally opposite forefoot
2. : a ballroom dance in duple time that includes slow walking steps, quick running steps, and the step of the two-step
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1916
: to dance the fox-trot