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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



762 words match “FOOT”

HEN'S-FOOT n.
An umbelliferous plant (Caucalis daucoides).
HORNFOOT a.
Having hoofs; hoofed.
HORSEFOOT n. 2 definitions
The coltsfoot.
HOTFOOT adv.
In haste; foothot. [Colloq.]
JAWFOOT n.
See Maxilliped.
LEAF-FOOTED a.
Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
LIGHT-FOOT; LIGHT-FOOTED a.
Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris. Tennyson.
LION'S FOOT n. 2 definitions
A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States.
LOBE-FOOTED a.
Lobiped.
LOBEFOOT n.
A bird having lobate toes; esp., a phalarope.
MOUTH-FOOTED a.
Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.
OAR-FOOTED a.
Having feet adapted for swimming.
OARFOOT n.
Any crustacean of the genus Remipes.
OUTFOOT v.
To outrun or outwalk; hence, of a vessel, to outsail. [Colloq.]
PIGEONFOOT n.
The dove's-foot geranium (Geranium molle).
PIGFOOT n.
A marine fish (Scorpæna porcus), native of Europe. It is reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black.
PLOWFOOT; PLOUGHFOOT n.
An adjustable staff formerly attached to the plow beam to determine the depth of the furrow. Piers Plowman.
POLT-FOOT; POLT-FOOTED a.
Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet. B. Jonson.
ROUGH-FOOTED a.
Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove. [R.] Sherwood.
SALTFOOT n.
rmerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.
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