α. 1500s subpedytal, 1600s (Scottish) 2000s– subpedital.
β. 1500s suppedital.
subpeditaln.
/ˌsʌbˈpɛdᵻtl/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈpɛdətl/ humorous. rare.
A shoe. Cf. suppeditary n., suppeditor n. 1.In later use with reference to quot. 1526.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun]
shoec950
subpedital1526
suppeditary1596
suppeditor1687
crab-shell1807
kicks1904
1526 C. Mery Talys sig. Aivv Sette [cut off: me two tr]yangyls and two semy cercles vpon my subpedytales [1603 subpeditales].
1596 J. Harington Anat. Metamorph. Aiax sig. Liiv At Oxford..I gat some quaynt phrases..as namely in steed of praying the Cobler to set two patches on my shoes, I could haue said, set me two semicircles vpon my suppeditals.
2004 M. Görlach Text Types & Hist. Eng. viii. 182 Another makes fun of inkhorn terms, with a student asking a cobbler to have semicircles put on his subpeditals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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