square-toes
[ skwair-tohz ]
/ ˈskwɛərˌtoʊz /
noun (used with a singular verb)
an old-fashioned or strait-laced person.
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Origin of square-toes
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby square-toes
square-dance, square-law, square-rigged, square-rigger, square-shouldered, square-toes, squared paper, squared ring, squared splice, squarehead, squarely
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Example sentences from the Web for square-toes
But I should think Nan knows better than to marry a square-toes.
Dangerous Ages|Rose MacaulayPatent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.
A Study In Scarlet|Arthur Conan DoyleWhen they got inside they walked up and down the room—or rather, Patent-leathers stood still while Square-toes walked up and down.
A Study In Scarlet|Arthur Conan DoyleHut, Mr. Bally,” says I, “you would have made a mock of me; you would never have spent ten civil words on such a Square-toes.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson