footsore

footsore [foo t-sawr, -sohr] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. having sore or tender feet, as from much walking.

Origin of footsore First recorded in 1710–20; foot + sore Related formsfoot·sore·ness, noun Examples from the Web for footsore Historical Examples of footsore

Now, the singer was beginning to be footsore and leg-weary, as is plain by his trail.

The Last of the Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper

It was a man, and he walked as though he were footsore and tired.

Jan and Her Job

L. Allen Harker

We were footsore, hungry, and we talked about women and love.

Rosinante to the Road Again

John Dos Passos

Some were so footsore that they could hardly put one foot before the other.

The Young Franc Tireurs

G. A. Henty

We panted as we pelted on, parched and weary, faint and footsore.

The Trail of ’98

Robert W. Service

British Dictionary definitions for footsore footsore adjective

1. having sore or tired feet, esp from much walking

Derived Formsfootsoreness, noun Word Origin and History for footsore adj.

also foot-sore, 1719, from foot (n.) + sore (adj.).