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tenderfoot

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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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