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[ swift-foot-id ] / ˈswɪftˈfʊt ɪd /
Origin of swift-footedFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby swift-footedS.W.G., swidden, swift, Swift Current, swifter, swift-footed, swift fox, swiftie, Swift, Jonathan, swiftlet, swift moth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swift-footedThe greyhound can catch the hare; but is left a hopeless laggard by the swift-footed courser. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain|Ernest Thompson Seton His "commandment" or Word is personified, and compared to a swift-footed messenger. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III|Alexander Maclaren To each of their chariots were yoked two spotted deer and one swift-footed, never-wearying red deer as leader. Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie But swift-footed Iris came from aegis-bearing Jove, a messenger to the Trojans, with a woeful announcement. The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer
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