pedipulatev.

Brit.

/pᵻˈdɪpjᵿleɪt/,

/pɛˈdɪpjᵿleɪt/, U.S.

/pəˈdɪpjəˌleɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pedi- comb. form, manipulate v.

Etymology: Humorously < pedi- comb. form + -pulate (in manipulate v.), after manipulate v.

Now rare.

transitive. To work with the feet. Chiefly humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [verb (transitive)] > by the feet

tread1680

pedipulate1886

1886 Family Herald 21 Aug. 271/2 It took two men to lift the empty jar on to his feet to begin with, and the most extraordinary thing is the great weight he then pedipulated.

1892 Longman's Mag. Dec. 208 My very first attempt to manipulate, or rather pedipulate those slippery engines [sc. snow-shoes].

1914 Aeroplane 19 Feb. 189/2 He pedipulates the clutch..with his left foot.

2003 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 15 Feb. 33 Meilleur sits behind him and uses his feet and legs to manipulate (pedipulate?) Fortier like a puppet.

Derivatives

pedipuˈlation n. rare the action of controlling or operating something with the feet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [noun] > with the feet

pedipulation1889

1889 Sat. Rev. 26 Jan. 92/2 Pedipulation, on the analogy of manipulation, clearly means doing something with the feet.

1900 O. Onions Compl. Bachelor xi. 158 Bassishaw must have been as busy in his pedipulations as an organist.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 1 July 70 I'd have sworn from a tentative manipulation (pedipulation?) that it was the right foot today.

† pedipulator n. humorous Obsolete rare a foot.

ΚΠ

1895 Globe 19 Feb. 1/4 Who..ever saw a [Football] player of any note incapable of using both ‘pedipulators’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pedipulate
释义	pedipulatev. Brit. /pᵻˈdɪpjᵿleɪt/, /pɛˈdɪpjᵿleɪt/, U.S. /pəˈdɪpjəˌleɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pedi- comb. form, manipulate v. Etymology: Humorously < pedi- comb. form + -pulate (in manipulate v.), after manipulate v. Now rare. transitive. To work with the feet. Chiefly humorous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [verb (transitive)] > by the feet tread1680 pedipulate1886 1886 Family Herald 21 Aug. 271/2 It took two men to lift the empty jar on to his feet to begin with, and the most extraordinary thing is the great weight he then pedipulated. 1892 Longman's Mag. Dec. 208 My very first attempt to manipulate, or rather pedipulate those slippery engines [sc. snow-shoes]. 1914 Aeroplane 19 Feb. 189/2 He pedipulates the clutch..with his left foot. 2003 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 15 Feb. 33 Meilleur sits behind him and uses his feet and legs to manipulate (pedipulate?) Fortier like a puppet. Derivatives pedipuˈlation n. rare the action of controlling or operating something with the feet. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [noun] > with the feet pedipulation1889 1889 Sat. Rev. 26 Jan. 92/2 Pedipulation, on the analogy of manipulation, clearly means doing something with the feet. 1900 O. Onions Compl. Bachelor xi. 158 Bassishaw must have been as busy in his pedipulations as an organist. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 1 July 70 I'd have sworn from a tentative manipulation (pedipulation?) that it was the right foot today. † pedipulator n. humorous Obsolete rare a foot. ΚΠ 1895 Globe 19 Feb. 1/4 Who..ever saw a [Football] player of any note incapable of using both ‘pedipulators’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1886
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