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footsore

[foo t-sawr, -sohr]
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adjective
  1. having sore or tender feet, as from much walking.
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Origin of footsore

First recorded in 1710–20; foot + sore
Related formsfoot·sore·ness, noun
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Historical Examples

  • Now, the singer was beginning to be footsore and leg-weary, as is plain by his trail.

    The Last of the Mohicans

    James Fenimore Cooper

  • It was a man, and he walked as though he were footsore and tired.

    Jan and Her Job

    L. Allen Harker

  • We were footsore, hungry, and we talked about women and love.

  • Some were so footsore that they could hardly put one foot before the other.

  • We panted as we pelted on, parched and weary, faint and footsore.

    The Trail of '98

    Robert W. Service

British Dictionary definitions for footsore

footsore

adjective
  1. having sore or tired feet, esp from much walking
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Derived Formsfootsoreness, noun
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Word Origin and History for footsore

adj.

also foot-sore, 1719, from foot (n.) + sore (adj.).

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