UNTREAD

Etymology

Verb

untread (third-person singular simple present untreads, present participle untreading, simple past and past participle untrod)

(transitive) To retread (one's steps) in the opposite direction; to walk back.

Anagrams

• daunter, natured, unarted, unrated, untared

Source: Wiktionary


Un*tread", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tread.]

Definition: To tread back; to retrace. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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