podoscaph
/ˈpɒdə(ʊ)skaf/Now historical and rare
noun
Originally: †a canoe-shaped float attached to the foot for moving on water (obsolete rare ). Later: a small boat propelled by pedals.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature. From podo- + ancient Greek σκάϕος hull of a ship from the same base as σκάϕη boat.
- mainprize
- main program
- main range
- main road
- main rope
- mainsail
- mainsborne
- main sequence
- main-sequence turn-off
- mainsheet
- mainshock
- main sign
- mainspring
- main squeeze
- main stage
- mainstay
- main stem
- main storage
- main store
- mainstream
- mainstreamer
- mainstream jazz
- mainstream media
- main street
- mainstreeting