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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catsfoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cats-foot
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cat's-paw: a foot of a cat; (figurative, obsolete) a person used unwittingly or through trickery by another.

noun

Synonym of ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea).

noun

Synonym of mountain cudweed (Antennaria dioica).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cat's + foot. For its obsolete figurative sense, see cat's-paw.

Synonyms

cat's-paw ground ivy mountain cudweed

Questions

What does catsfoot mean?
Synonym of cat's-paw: a foot of a cat; (figurative, obsolete) a person used unwittingly or through trickery by another.
Where does catsfoot come from?
From cat's + foot. For its obsolete figurative sense, see cat's-paw.

How to pronounce catsfoot

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