toetip
UK/ˈtəʊˌtɪp/US/ˈtoʊˌtɪp/
toetip noun: the tip of the human toe or something that encloses it.
Noun
toetip (plural toetips)
- The tip of the human toe or something that encloses it.
- Alexander Southwood Stocker, of the Union Rolling Mills, Birmingham, and Thomas Johnson of Ridgacree Iron Works, Stafford, for "certain improvements in machinery for manufacturing shoe-heels, and toe-tips."—July 20; six months.1839 August, “List of New Patents”, in The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal: Scientific and Railway Gazette, volume 2, number 28, London: [William Laxton], page 318
- All are riders from their childhood, and, like the northern backwoodsmen, they prefer the outstretched leg with only the toe-tip in the stirrup; this, they say, saves fatigue on a long journey; moreover , as they sit by balance, they can easily leave the animal when it falls.1869, Richard Francis Burton, chapter XXXVIII, in Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil., volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, →OCLC, page 394
Forms of toetip
| plural | toetips |
|---|---|
| alternative form | toe-tip |
| alternative form | toe tip |
Origin of toetip
From toe + tip, probably after fingertip. First attested in 1839.
Questions about toetip
- What does toetip mean?
- Toetip means the tip of the human toe or something that encloses it.
- What part of speech is toetip?
- Toetip is a noun.
- How do you pronounce toetip?
- Toetip is pronounced /ˈtəʊˌtɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of toetip?
- The plural of toetip is toetips.
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