pettitoes
Americanplural noun
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the feet of a pig, especially used as food.
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the human toes or feet, especially those of a child.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of pettitoes
1545–55; plural of obsolete pettytoe offal < Middle French petite oye giblets of a goose, equivalent to petite petite + oye goose < Late Latin avica; see ocarina
Example Sentences
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The pettitoes are little feet, And the little feet not big; Great feet belong to the grunting hog, And the pettitoes to the little pig.
From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various
And Alexis says, in his Dice Players— But when we had nearly come to an end of breakfast, And eaten all the ears and pettitoes.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
And Aristophanes makes mention of the extremities of animals as forming a common dish, in his Æolosicon— And of a truth, plague take it, I have boil'd Four tender pettitoes for you for dinner.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
Pigs' pettitoes, ribs of beef, paunch and pregnant womb of sow, fried liver lobe, garlic paste, sauce piquante, mayonnaise, and so on; pastry, ramequins, and honey-cakes.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by F. G. (Francis George) Fowler
Suffice it, as a specimen, that three pettitoes of an unfortunate roasting-pig, or rather pigling, which I fear must have died a natural death, formed the most substantial part of our repast.
From Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 by John Hughes
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