four-footed









four-footed


four-footed [fawr-foo t-id, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

  1. having four feet: He considers his dog to be his four-footed friend.

Origin of four-footed 1125–75; Middle English four foted Examples from the Web for four-footed Historical Examples of four-footed

  • If there was any way out only the Four-Footed People knew it.

    The Trail Book

    Mary Austin

  • I have heard you speak of another comrade—a four-footed one.

    Up the Forked River

    Edward Sylvester Ellis

  • You can no more get rid of me than you can of my four-footed counterpart.

    “Wee Tim’rous Beasties”

    Douglas English

  • Instantly there was a movement on the far side—a four-footed movement.

    “Wee Tim’rous Beasties”

    Douglas English

  • Not unlike a four-footed animal he made his way to the middle of the street.

    Watch Yourself Go By

    Al. G. Field

  • Word Origin and History for four-footed adj.

    Old English feowerfote; see four + foot (n.).

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