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TOED
toed
(adjective) having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination; “long-toed”; “five-toed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
toed (comparative more toed, superlative most toed)
(chiefly, in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
Etymology 2
Verb
toed
simple past tense and past participle of toe
Adjective
toed (not comparable)
(construction) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
Anagrams
• dote, tode
Source: Wiktionary
Toed, a.
1. Having (such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in composition; as, narrow-toed, four-toed.
2. (Carp.)
Definition: Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
TOE
Toe, n. Etym: [OE. too, taa, AS. ta; akin to D. teen, G. zehe, OHG. zeha, Icel. ta, Sw. tĂĄ, Dan. taa; of uncertain origin. *60.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his toe." Shak.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
4. (Mach.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. (b) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. Toe biter (Zoöl.), a tadpole; a polliwig.
– Toe drop (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes.
Toe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toed; p. pr. & vb. n. Toeing.]
Definition: To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
Toe, v. i.
Definition: To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). To toe in, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other.
– To toe out, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot. toe in, to align the front wheels so that they point slightly toward each other.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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