| 单词 | paddle-foot |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaddle-foot paddle-foot n. (a) a foot functioning as or resembling a paddle (cf. sense 5); (b) U.S. Services' slang (also paddlefoot) an infantryman; a member of an air-force ground crew. ΚΠ 1627 W. Hawkins Apollo shroving i. v. 15 I meane the swannes, or gooses broad paddle feete, the naturall prime patterne of the artificiall oare. 1852 W. Beschke Mem. U.S. Congr. & Govt. Navy 38 Of course it would be absurd..if a frog or water-fowl had boards instead of paddle-feet. 1950 Life 2 Jan. 98/2 Murray was a paddlefoot in Europe. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring ii. ix. 399 It wasn't a log, for it had paddle-feet. 2001 Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 12 Nov. 1 a Martin said he didn't know why a ‘paddle foot’ lieutenant was on his plane, and really didn't care at the time. < as lemmas |
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