three-footadj.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > having specific number of legs
three-footedc1000
three-foot1600
three-leggeda1616
tripodical1656
tripedal1658
tripod1720
tripodal1774
tripodial1845
quadrupedal1864–5
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 52 The wisest Aunt..Sometime, for three foote stoole, mistaketh mee. View more context for this quotation
1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 155 A caldron, or a three-foot pot of brass.
2. Measuring three feet in length, breadth, or other dimension.
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1870 C. E. L. Riddell Austin Friars iv The usual three-foot passage leading from the front door to the kitchen.
1880 A. A. Common in Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. 46 173 Particulars of the Mounting of a Three-Foot Reflector.
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three-foot
three-foot adj. (also three-feet)
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- with support of
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