dot-and-go-one
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Meaning · English
Having a lame or limping gait.
Register: archaic, slang
Examples
[…] I shouted, though with inward misgivings on account of my game leg; and we started off towards camp as fast as we could go — which is not saying much, as I could only get over the ground in a dot-and-go-one sort of way.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dot-and-go-one” mean?
Having a lame or limping gait.
Is “dot-and-go-one” formal or informal?
dot-and-go-one is generally archaic, slang.