black-footedadj.

Brit.

/ˌblakˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌblækˈfʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., footed adj.

Etymology: < black adj. + footed adj. With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin nigripes (1588 or earlier; 1758 as a specific name). In sense 2 after Woods Cree kaskitêwaðasit, lit. ‘person with black soles’ (see Blackfoot adj.).

1. Esp. of a bird or other animal: having black feet.

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1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. i. vii. 19 The Birds which chiefly frequent and build upon these Islands in Summer time that they may breed are... 2. Annets, small white Gulls, having only the tips of their Wings black; and the Bill yellow, perhaps the black-footed Gull.

1747 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds II. 94 (heading) The Black-Footed Penguins.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 172 The Black-footed cat.

1837 Church of Eng. Q. Rev. Oct. 498 For in every ten years, the entire produce of the land for a year is eaten up by the black-footed locusts.

1979 P. Webb in Canad. Forum Dec. 26/1 That there are lambs, elegant black-footed lambs in this island's eschatology.

2003 Home Dec. 117/2 A great gourmet gift would be a Spanish Iberico ham, from a black-footed pig.

2. Chiefly with capital initial. Of or designating any of the Blackfoot peoples of North America. Cf. Blackfoot adj. 1. Now rare.In quot. 1964 apparently as a literal translation of a Mescalero Apache term.

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the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > Plains Indian > [adjective] > others

Padouca1760

Quapaw1770

black-footed1772

Sarcee1790

Ozark1816

Comanche1819

Tonkawa1870

earth lodge1885

Skidi1891

1772 M. Cocking Jrnl. 1 Dec. in Trans. Royal Soc. Canada (1909) 2 ii. 110 There are 4 Tribes or Nations more..Viz., Mithco-Athinuwuck or Bloody Indians, Koskitow-Wathesitock or Blackfooted Indians,..[etc.].

1828 A. Stewart Compend. Mod. Geogr. 2614 The central and north-west regions are occupied by various native tribes called the Copper, Dog-ribbed, Creek, Hare, Black-footed, Doeg, and Mountain Indians.

1874 E. C. Wood Ruling Roast III. xxvi. 340 A concert in aids of the funds to provide for the conversion of the Black-footed Indians.

1964 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 77 133 Two Comanches killed that snake. Ten years later those blackfooted Indians found the bones and made poison of them.

Compounds

black-footed ferret n. [after scientific Latin Putorius nigripes (see quot. 1851)] a small mustelid carnivore, Mustela nigripes resembling a polecat, which has predominantly yellowish-brown fur with a black mask, feet, and tail tip, and is associated with prairie dog colonies on the North American prairies.The species was once thought to be extinct and remains highly endangered.

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1851 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Viviparous Quadrupeds N. Amer. II. 297 Putorius Nigripes.—Aud. and Bach. Black-footed Ferret.

1862 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 12 138 A skin of the black-footed ferret was procured at Fort Laramie by Mr. Alexander Culbertson.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World v. 94 Black-footed ferrets live in vacant burrows right in the town.

2001 Nature Conservancy Mar.–Apr. 9/1 The recent fate of the black-footed ferret has been a frightfully undulating ride, from the ‘extinct’ species' famous rediscovery in 1981, to a crushing die-off that left only 18 ferrets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-footed
释义	black-footedadj. Brit. /ˌblakˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌblækˈfʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., footed adj. Etymology: < black adj. + footed adj. With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin nigripes (1588 or earlier; 1758 as a specific name). In sense 2 after Woods Cree kaskitêwaðasit, lit. ‘person with black soles’ (see Blackfoot adj.). 1. Esp. of a bird or other animal: having black feet. ΚΠ 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. i. vii. 19 The Birds which chiefly frequent and build upon these Islands in Summer time that they may breed are... 2. Annets, small white Gulls, having only the tips of their Wings black; and the Bill yellow, perhaps the black-footed Gull. 1747 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds II. 94 (heading) The Black-Footed Penguins. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 172 The Black-footed cat. 1837 Church of Eng. Q. Rev. Oct. 498 For in every ten years, the entire produce of the land for a year is eaten up by the black-footed locusts. 1979 P. Webb in Canad. Forum Dec. 26/1 That there are lambs, elegant black-footed lambs in this island's eschatology. 2003 Home Dec. 117/2 A great gourmet gift would be a Spanish Iberico ham, from a black-footed pig. 2. Chiefly with capital initial. Of or designating any of the Blackfoot peoples of North America. Cf. Blackfoot adj. 1. Now rare.In quot. 1964 apparently as a literal translation of a Mescalero Apache term. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > Plains Indian > [adjective] > others Padouca1760 Quapaw1770 black-footed1772 Sarcee1790 Ozark1816 Comanche1819 Tonkawa1870 earth lodge1885 Skidi1891 1772 M. Cocking Jrnl. 1 Dec. in Trans. Royal Soc. Canada (1909) 2 ii. 110 There are 4 Tribes or Nations more..Viz., Mithco-Athinuwuck or Bloody Indians, Koskitow-Wathesitock or Blackfooted Indians,..[etc.]. 1828 A. Stewart Compend. Mod. Geogr. 2614 The central and north-west regions are occupied by various native tribes called the Copper, Dog-ribbed, Creek, Hare, Black-footed, Doeg, and Mountain Indians. 1874 E. C. Wood Ruling Roast III. xxvi. 340 A concert in aids of the funds to provide for the conversion of the Black-footed Indians. 1964 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 77 133 Two Comanches killed that snake. Ten years later those blackfooted Indians found the bones and made poison of them. Compounds black-footed ferret n. [after scientific Latin Putorius nigripes (see quot. 1851)] a small mustelid carnivore, Mustela nigripes resembling a polecat, which has predominantly yellowish-brown fur with a black mask, feet, and tail tip, and is associated with prairie dog colonies on the North American prairies.The species was once thought to be extinct and remains highly endangered. ΚΠ 1851 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Viviparous Quadrupeds N. Amer. II. 297 Putorius Nigripes.—Aud. and Bach. Black-footed Ferret. 1862 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 12 138 A skin of the black-footed ferret was procured at Fort Laramie by Mr. Alexander Culbertson. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World v. 94 Black-footed ferrets live in vacant burrows right in the town. 2001 Nature Conservancy Mar.–Apr. 9/1 The recent fate of the black-footed ferret has been a frightfully undulating ride, from the ‘extinct’ species' famous rediscovery in 1981, to a crushing die-off that left only 18 ferrets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1678
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