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arsefoot

arsefoot noun: a great crested grebe or little grebe.

Noun

arsefoot (plural arsefoots or arsefeet)

  1. (obsolete) A great crested grebe or little grebe.
  2. (informal, obsolete) A penguin
    • […] these birds, like Indian canoes, are the swiftest in the water by having their paddles in the rear. Our sailors, for this reason, give these birds the very homely, but expressive, name of arse-feet.1774, Oliver Goldsmith, An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, volume 2, section VII, page 549; republished as A History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1828

Forms of arsefoot

pluralarsefoots
pluralarsefeet

Origin of arsefoot

From arse + foot.

Questions about arsefoot

What does arsefoot mean?
Arsefoot means a great crested grebe or little grebe.
What part of speech is arsefoot?
Arsefoot is a noun.
What is the plural of arsefoot?
The plural of arsefoot is arsefoots.

Words near arsefoot in the dictionary

  1. arsed around
  2. arsed up
  3. arsedine
  4. arseface
  5. arsefaces
  6. arsefoot
  7. arsefucker
  8. arsefuckers
  9. arseful
  10. arsefuls
  11. arsehat

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