cat-foot

[ kat-foot ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.

Origin of cat-foot

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; cat + foot

Words Nearby cat-foot

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How to use cat-foot in a sentence

  • Jim trailed over cat-foot to the stable and looked in through the door.

    Curly | Roger Pocock
  • Miss Blossom came cat-foot to shut the parlour door, and I heard no more.

    Curly | Roger Pocock
  • Be off, old pray-lip—off, and take with you Your cat-foot peace and milky piety!

    The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford Dargan