| 单词 | toe and heel |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoe and heel c. toe and heel, (a) a style of dancing in which the toe and heel tap rhythmically on the ground; also attributive; (b) in walking: see quot. 1865; also attributive. Cf. heel and toe n., adv., and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with proper step heel and toe1823 toe and heel1840 society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > stamping or tapping heel and toe1805 toe and heel1840 stomp1927 zapateado1959 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 402 The gaping people..turn'd to gaze at the toe-and-heel Of the Golden Boys beginning a reel. 1842 J. Wilson Gymnastics in Ess. (1856) 103 A first rate walker,..toe and heel—six miles an hour. 1865 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 434 When the heel of one foot is on the ground, the toe of the other must be upon it. This is called toe-and-heel walking. 1869 Punch 10 July 4/2 Hungarians..dancing a toe-and-heel step to polka time. to toe and heel (it) 4. intransitive. To move the toe, to tap rhythmically with the toe in dancing; to toe and heel (it), to dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > [verb (intransitive)] frikec1000 sail1297 dancec1300 sault1377 tripc1386 balea1400 hopc1405 foota1425 tracec1425 sallyc1440 to dance a fita1500 fling1528 to tread a measure, a dance1577 trip1578 traverse1584 move1594 to shake heels1595 to shake it1595 firk1596 tripudiate1623 pettitoe1651 step1698 jink1718 to stand up1753 bejig1821 to toe and heel (it)1828 morris1861 hoof1925 terp1945 1828 Examiner 630/1 A Sailor toe-and-heels it, and lock~steps and straddles. 1859 C. Dickens Haunted House: Ghost in Corner Room in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 13 Dec. 48 There ensued such toe-and-heeling, and buckle-covering, and double-shuffling. 1882 Punch 27 Dec. 302/2 Fiddler, tune up merrily! Toe and heel it happily. < as lemmas |
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