webfoot

[ web-foot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural web·feet.

a foot with the toes joined by a web.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Oregon (used as a nickname).
an animal with webfeet.

webfoot

/ ˈwɛbˌfʊt /

Origin of webfoot¹

First recorded in 1755–65; web + foot

Two webfoot brothers loved a fairYoung lady, rich and good to see; And oh, her black abundant hair!And oh, her wondrous witchery!

He secured a homestead claim at Webfoot and later he bought and removed to the farm where Valley Chapel is now located.

Webfoot had made even better time than the bear, and only the placid jack remained as a memento of the occasion.

You were born of ropery, and you go at it straight, like a webfoot to water.

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