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pettitoes

pettitoes noun: pig's trotter, especially as food.

Noun

pettitoes pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) pig's trotter, especially as food.
    • The two caps, reflected on the window-blind, were the respective head-dresses of a couple of Mrs. Bardell's most particular acquaintance, who had just stepped in, to have a quiet cup of tea, and a little warm supper of a couple of sets of pettitoes and some toasted cheese. The cheese was simmering...1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Which Contains a Brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell Against Pickwick”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman...

Origin of pettitoes

From petty + toes.

Questions about pettitoes

What does pettitoes mean?
Pettitoes means pig's trotter, especially as food.
What part of speech is pettitoes?
Pettitoes is a noun.

Words near pettitoes in the dictionary

  1. pettishnesses
  2. pettiskirt
  3. pettiskirts
  4. Pettit
  5. pettitoe
  6. pettitoes
  7. Pettits
  8. Pettitt
  9. Pettitts
  10. pettle
  11. pettled

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