cat-foot

[ kat-foot ]

verb (used without object)

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cat-foot¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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