pigeon-toedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)ntəʊd/,

/ˌpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nˈtəʊd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌtoʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., toed adj.

Etymology: < pigeon n. + toed adj.

1. Esp. of a person or a horse: having toes or feet that turn inwards; turning the toes or feet inwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of foot

hurleda1500

splay-footed1545

polt-foot?1589

polt-footed1589

club-footed1591

stump-foot1593

flat-footed1601

stump-footed1602

feetless1614

splay-foot1622

splatter-footeda1644

shauchled1737

hurl-footed1752

parrot-toed1764

splaw1767

pigeon-toed1786

bumble-footed1823

in-toed1835

chicken-toed1859

infooted1899

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of feet > in particular position when standing

pigeon-toed1786

toe-wide1891

toe-narrow1903

1786 F. Pilon He would be Soldier ii. 23 No raw recruit on the first day of drilling was ever more pigeon-toed.

1801 Sporting Mag. 17 119 When the horse is pigeon-toed, that is turns his toes inwards.

1842 R. H. Barham Dead Drummer in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 196 The pigeon-toed step, and the rollicking motion, Bespoke them two genuine sons of the Ocean.

1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House i. 7 I prayed..that the ugly, pigeon-toed little girl..would never be pointed out to these visitors as the daughter of this fine man.

1976 A. White Long Silence i. 6 It does my heart good to see these lads come here pigeon-toed and flat-chested and go out..holding themselves upright.

1991 Horse & Horseman July 35/3 The more splay-footed..or pigeon-toed..a horse is, the more caution should be taken.

†2. Ornithology. Of a bird: having feet similar to those of pigeons, with the hind toe inserted at the same level as the other toes. Cf. peristeropod adj. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of toes or claws > having particular type of

zygodactylous1828

yoke-toed1831

zygodactyl1831

anisodactylic1834

zygodactylic1835

lark-heeled1837

short-toed1837

heterodactylous1854

pair-toed1868

sympelmous1885

pamprodactylous1889

pigeon-toed1890

pamprodactyl1934

synpelmous-

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) The pigeon-toed fowl are the mound-birds or Megapodidæ of the Old World and the curassows or Cracidæ of America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigeon-toed
释义	pigeon-toedadj. Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)ntəʊd/, /ˌpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nˈtəʊd/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌtoʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., toed adj. Etymology: < pigeon n. + toed adj. 1. Esp. of a person or a horse: having toes or feet that turn inwards; turning the toes or feet inwards. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of foot hurleda1500 splay-footed1545 polt-foot?1589 polt-footed1589 club-footed1591 stump-foot1593 flat-footed1601 stump-footed1602 feetless1614 splay-foot1622 splatter-footeda1644 shauchled1737 hurl-footed1752 parrot-toed1764 splaw1767 pigeon-toed1786 bumble-footed1823 in-toed1835 chicken-toed1859 infooted1899 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of feet > in particular position when standing pigeon-toed1786 toe-wide1891 toe-narrow1903 1786 F. Pilon He would be Soldier ii. 23 No raw recruit on the first day of drilling was ever more pigeon-toed. 1801 Sporting Mag. 17 119 When the horse is pigeon-toed, that is turns his toes inwards. 1842 R. H. Barham Dead Drummer in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 196 The pigeon-toed step, and the rollicking motion, Bespoke them two genuine sons of the Ocean. 1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House i. 7 I prayed..that the ugly, pigeon-toed little girl..would never be pointed out to these visitors as the daughter of this fine man. 1976 A. White Long Silence i. 6 It does my heart good to see these lads come here pigeon-toed and flat-chested and go out..holding themselves upright. 1991 Horse & Horseman July 35/3 The more splay-footed..or pigeon-toed..a horse is, the more caution should be taken. †2. Ornithology. Of a bird: having feet similar to those of pigeons, with the hind toe inserted at the same level as the other toes. Cf. peristeropod adj. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of toes or claws > having particular type of zygodactylous1828 yoke-toed1831 zygodactyl1831 anisodactylic1834 zygodactylic1835 lark-heeled1837 short-toed1837 heterodactylous1854 pair-toed1868 sympelmous1885 pamprodactylous1889 pigeon-toed1890 pamprodactyl1934 synpelmous- 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) The pigeon-toed fowl are the mound-birds or Megapodidæ of the Old World and the curassows or Cracidæ of America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1786
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