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单词 whole-footed
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whole-footedadj.

Brit. /ˌhəʊlˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌhoʊlˈfʊdəd/
Forms: see whole adj., n., and adv. and footed adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whole adj., foot n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < whole adj. + foot n. + -ed suffix2. Compare slightly later footed adj.With sense 1, compare later whole-hoofed adj. at whole adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1b.
1. Having hooves which are not cloven; having the toes of each foot joined together (as by being webbed). Now historical and rare.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > web-footed
whole-footeda1398
web-footeda1621
web-toed1805
syndactylic1835
syndactylous1835
syndactyl1836
platypod1890
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having undivided hoofs
whole-hoofed1553
whole-footed1607
firm-hoofed1646
solidungulous1650
soliped1656
solipedous1686
solidipedous1712
solidungular1819
solidungulate1839
solid-hoofed1842
solipedal1882
solid-hooved1910
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1123 Þer is a maner asse þat..haþ an horn in þe myddil of þe forheed and is hoolfooted [L. vnam vngulam] on alle foure... He is nouȝt clouefooted.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 538 (MED) Þe hole-foted fowle to þe flod hyȝez.
a1475 Bk. Hawking (Harl. 2340) in Studia Neophilol. (1944) 16 8 (MED) Hole fotid bryddes beth not holsom to hauke while hauke is fleynge.
1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) sig. B.iii Al maner hole foted fowles that haue theyr lyuyng vpon the water.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 32 The Asses of India..differ from all other whole-footed beasts.
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 94 Such Creatures as are whole-footed or fin-toed.
1729 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide ii. 69 I had by chance a Sow of the whole-footed Kind served by a Boar of the cloven-footed.
1792 S. Jones Nat. Hist. Beasts II. 88 He might easily be induced to pronounce it a whole footed animal.
1823 S. Shaw Nature Displayed V. 20 Swine unite those distinctions which separate other quadrupeds, and seem the link connecting the whole-footed and the cloven-footed animals.
1896 W. Crooke Tribes & Castes North-west. Provinces & Oudh III. 282 They will not eat the flesh of monkeys, beef, pork, whole-footed animals, snakes, jackals, crocodiles, or vermin.
1992 E. Hooper-Greenhill Museums & their Visitors (2003) vi. 152 Each genus had a set of differences: ‘Beast’ for example being divided into whole-footed or cloven-footed.
2.
a. Not lame or limping; steady on one's feet. rare.In quot. 1703 as part of an extended metaphor.
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1703 J. Tutchin 2nd Pt. Mouse grown Rat 10 Did I not say the Government ought to have a Lame Leg: Prithee, Man, if he had met with Encouragement, he would soon have become a General;..Flanders would have been reduced as soon as Ireland, and then England had been whole Footed.
1835 N. Wyeth Let. 1 July in F. G. Young Sources Hist. Oregon (1899) I. iii. 197 I hope that your leg is better and that you will yet be able to go whole footed in all respects.
1940 W. H. D. Rouse tr. Nonnus Dionysiaca I. v. 179 The heavyknee bridegroom [i.e. Hephaestus] always expected that Cythereia would bear him a hobbling son..; and when he beheld a whole-footed son brilliant with wings like Maia's son Hermes, he made this magnificent necklace.
b. figurative (colloquial or slang). On a good or sound footing; not troubled, worried, threatened, etc.; (hence occasionally) sound, reliable. In later use frequently U.S. Now rare.In quot. a1825 in the context of personal relationships.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank
right fortha1382
plaina1393
free-hearteda1398
round1487
opena1535
sincere1539
frank1555
pert1567
single-hearted1574
single-minded1577
direct1586
open-hearted1593
open-breasted1594
transparent1600
unclose1606
unminced1648
even down1654
unreserved1654
rugged1678
plain sailing1707
whole-footed1744
sturdy1775
heart-in-mouth1827
jannock1828
straightforward1829
direct-dealing1830
undiplomatic1834
straight-ahead1836
straight-up-and-down1859
man to man1902
1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 278 His chief Remissions were when some of his nearest Relations were with him,..and then, as they say, he was wholefooted.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed..2. Very intimate; closely confederate.
1849 Boston Courier 19 Nov. Capt. Graves..informed me that my mules and packs were probably at the Sacramento City, eighty miles from here, which makes me feel quite whole-footed again.
1851 Age (Philadelphia) 14 Jan. in M. Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 649 Any devising man, who invites a crowd to ‘drinks all around’ is instantly praised as a ‘whole-footed man’.
1880 A. D. Whitney Odd or Even? (1881) iii. 22 She 's come! Sarell 's come! and I 'm whole-footed for this summer!
1921 C. L. Burnham Key Note i. 18 Don't leave me till I'm whole-footed, Phil.
3. Treading with the whole foot on the ground, not lightly or on tiptoe; heavy-footed. Now rare.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with whole sole on ground
whole-footed1750
plantigrade1837
1750 London Daily Advertiser 23 Aug. He is of a pretty fresh Colour, about five Feet four or five Inches high, heavy moulded, and a little whole footed.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed. 1. Treading flat and heavy, as if there were no joints in the feet.
1857 Essex Standard 6 Mar. 2/5 He carried his feet out, and he was whole-footed or flat-footed.
1896 G. E. Wherry Alpine Notes 119 It has often been noticed in mountaineering that a guide can go face forward and whole-footed up a slope.
1926 Manch. Guardian 29 July 18/1 A heavy, whole-footed descent portending Mrs. Gubbage.
2002 M. Knowles Tap Roots i. vii. 60/1 The second foot touching the floor next to the first with a whole-footed stomp.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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