dry-shod

[ drahy-shod ]

adjective

1. having or keeping the shoes dry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry-shod¹

before 1000; Middle English drye schodde, Old English drȳgsceod, equivalent to drȳg- dry + sc ( e ) od, past participle of scōgan to shoe, derivative of sc ( e ) ōh shoe

Example Sentences

Since daybreak the enemy hath been busied in turning the course of the river, that he may advance to the assault dry shod.

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At the 236 second ford the whole caravan passed over dry-shod, and only my small white horse broke through and I wet my feet.

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The way was prepared, and the enemy had only to march dry-shod to their sanguinary victories.

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In less than half an hour it will be easy to walk across dry-shod, and time is evidently no object.

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There shall be long verandas above and below, where invalids may walk dry-shod, and enjoy open-air recreation in wettest weather.

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