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; ocarina
Example Sentences
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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
We can send black puddings and pettitoes without giving them a flavour of our own egoism; but language is a stream that is almost sure to smack of a mingled soil.
From Silas Marner by Eliot, George
Yes, Salted-Mouth, otherwise Drink-without-Thirst, was no doubt in want of some pettitoes.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
And in his Gerytades he says— Pig's pettitoes, and bread, and crabs.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
When you cut off the pettitoes, leave the skin long round the ends of the legs.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
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