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cat-foot

[ kat-foot ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cat-foot1

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat ( def ) + foot
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Example Sentences

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

Miss Blossom came cat-foot to shut the parlour door, and I heard no more.

Be off, old pray-lip—off, and take with you Your cat-foot peace and milky piety!

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