cat's-footn.

Forms: 1500s cats-foote, 1600s cats-foot, 1600s– cat's-foot.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, foot n.

Etymology: < the genitive of cat n.¹ + foot n.

1. The foot of a cat; †used literally in reference to the fable or tale of a monkey (or a fox) using the foot or paw of a cat to rake roasted chestnuts out of the burning coals.The story is told by some of a monkey belonging to Pope Julius II., 1503–13; see Notes & Queries Ser. vi. VII. 286.

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1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 167 To take the Cat by the foote, and therewith to rake the coales out of the Ouen.]

c1661 Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 30/1 Like the Monkey, that took the Cat's Foot to pull the Chesnut out of the Fire.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 6 June (1972) VII. 150 My Lord Bruncker; which I make use of but as a monkey doth the cat's foot.

c1680 Humane Prudence (1717) 214 The polite man makes use of others as the Fox did of the Cat's Foot, to pull the Apple out of the Fire.

†2. Hence figurative = cat's paw n. 2. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as > mere

stale1580

creature1587

puppet1592

motion1602

property1611

looma1650

tool1663

cat's-foot1675

cat's paw1785

paw1824

dummy1866

stooge1937

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > a puppet, tool

poppet1551

puppet1592

property1611

tool1663

cat's-foot1675

cat's paw1785

1675 W. Penn England's Present Interest 40 It is the Interest of Governours..not to be the Cat's Foot.

1689 T. Pitts New Martyrol. 12 The same person lay behind the Curtain, and thrust their Cats-feet into the Fire.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tool..the Creature of any Cause..or Cat's Foot.

3. A plant (still used in both senses):

a. Ground-ivy, Nepeta Glechoma.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > ground-ivy

hovec1000

tunhoofc1000

earth ivyOE

hayhovec1325

alehoofa1400

mead-rattlea1400

ground-ivyc1400

yardhovec1430

cat's-foot1597

maidenhair1657

maidenhair berry1794

maidener1938

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 705 In English ground Iuie,..Tunehoofe, and Cats foote.

1878 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Cat's-foot.

b. Mountain Cudweed, Antennaria dioica.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > cudweeds

horewortc1400

chafeweed1548

chafewort1548

cudweed1548

cudwort1548

cartafilago1551

cottonweed1562

downweed1562

petty cotton1578

small cotton1578

file-wort1597

live forever1597

livelong1597

life-everlasting1629

white plantain1687

petty coy1736

cat's-foot1739

owl's crown1787

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xxxiv. 119 An Infusion made with the Heads of White Poppies, Cat's-foot, Colt's-foot, and Maiden-hair.

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 470 [Gnaphalium dioicum] Mountain Cudweed or Cat's-Foot. Anglis.

1878 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Cat's-foot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cats-foot
释义	cat's-footn. Forms: 1500s cats-foote, 1600s cats-foot, 1600s– cat's-foot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, foot n. Etymology: < the genitive of cat n.¹ + foot n. 1. The foot of a cat; †used literally in reference to the fable or tale of a monkey (or a fox) using the foot or paw of a cat to rake roasted chestnuts out of the burning coals.The story is told by some of a monkey belonging to Pope Julius II., 1503–13; see Notes & Queries Ser. vi. VII. 286. ΚΠ 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 167 To take the Cat by the foote, and therewith to rake the coales out of the Ouen.] c1661 Argyle's Last Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 30/1 Like the Monkey, that took the Cat's Foot to pull the Chesnut out of the Fire. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 6 June (1972) VII. 150 My Lord Bruncker; which I make use of but as a monkey doth the cat's foot. c1680 Humane Prudence (1717) 214 The polite man makes use of others as the Fox did of the Cat's Foot, to pull the Apple out of the Fire. †2. Hence figurative = cat's paw n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as > mere stale1580 creature1587 puppet1592 motion1602 property1611 looma1650 tool1663 cat's-foot1675 cat's paw1785 paw1824 dummy1866 stooge1937 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > a puppet, tool poppet1551 puppet1592 property1611 tool1663 cat's-foot1675 cat's paw1785 1675 W. Penn England's Present Interest 40 It is the Interest of Governours..not to be the Cat's Foot. 1689 T. Pitts New Martyrol. 12 The same person lay behind the Curtain, and thrust their Cats-feet into the Fire. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Tool..the Creature of any Cause..or Cat's Foot. 3. A plant (still used in both senses): a. Ground-ivy, Nepeta Glechoma. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > ground-ivy hovec1000 tunhoofc1000 earth ivyOE hayhovec1325 alehoofa1400 mead-rattlea1400 ground-ivyc1400 yardhovec1430 cat's-foot1597 maidenhair1657 maidenhair berry1794 maidener1938 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 705 In English ground Iuie,..Tunehoofe, and Cats foote. 1878 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Cat's-foot. b. Mountain Cudweed, Antennaria dioica. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > cudweeds horewortc1400 chafeweed1548 chafewort1548 cudweed1548 cudwort1548 cartafilago1551 cottonweed1562 downweed1562 petty cotton1578 small cotton1578 file-wort1597 live forever1597 livelong1597 life-everlasting1629 white plantain1687 petty coy1736 cat's-foot1739 owl's crown1787 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xxxiv. 119 An Infusion made with the Heads of White Poppies, Cat's-foot, Colt's-foot, and Maiden-hair. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica I. 470 [Gnaphalium dioicum] Mountain Cudweed or Cat's-Foot. Anglis. 1878 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Cat's-foot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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