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ten⋅der⋅foot

  [ten-der-foot]
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–noun, plural -foots, -feet  [-feet] .
1. a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
2. a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., unused to hardships.
3. one in the lowest rank of the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; tender 1 + foot
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ten·der·foot   (těn'dər-fŏŏt')   
n.   pl. ten·der·foots or ten·der·feet (-fēt')

  1. A newcomer not yet hardened to rough outdoor life; a greenhorn.

  2. An inexperienced person; a novice.

  3. often Tenderfoot A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.

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tenderfoot 
1881, Amer.Eng., originally of newcomers to ranching or mining districts, from tender (adj.) + foot. The U.S. equivalent of what in Great Britain was generally called a greenhand. As a level in Boy Scouting, it is recorded from 1908.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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