web-footedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛbˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈwɛbˌfʊdəd/

Forms: see web n. and footed adj.

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

Etymology: < web n. + footed adj. With senses 2 and 3 compare earlier web foot n.

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > web-footed

whole-footeda1398

web-footeda1621

web-toed1805

syndactylic1835

syndactylous1835

syndactyl1836

platypod1890

a1621 W. Strachey True Reportory Wracke Sir T. Gates in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) IV. ix. vi. 1740 A kinde of webbe-footed Fowle there is, of the bignesse of an English greene Plouer, or Sea-Meawe, which all the Summer wee saw not.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iii. 69 Of all Web-footed Fowl or Palmipede's, only the Shag and the Cormorant, are known to..build their Nests in Trees.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 337 The Legs [of Flamingoes] are..Web-footed like a Goose.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 191 It [sc. the capibara] is in a manner web-footed.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 171 Web-footed alligators.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 137/1 One of these men..was, it is said, web-footed, naturally, and partially web-fingered.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XI. 352/1 Platypus..is of aquatic habits, being web-footed.

1969 H. Horwood Newfoundland xxiii. 190 The water dogs are black, sleek-coated, web-footed animals.

2016 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 2 Web-footed geckos communicate with a wide range of sounds.

2. Of a person: inhabiting or born in a wet or marshy region. Cf. web foot n. 2.In later use sometimes with depreciative implication that inhabitants of such regions literally have webbed toes, as a result of inbreeding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] > found in or produced by

fenny1543

marish1543

fennish1574

marshland1574

marshy1595

marishy1607

fenny-seated1631

palustrian1787

paludous1803

swampy1803

palustrine1824

paludicolous1857

paludose1866

web-footed1867

paludicole1872

palustral1879

paludicoline1890

ombrotrophic1962

1867 F. S. Cozzens Sayings Dr. Bushwhacker ii. 12 Our old original Knickerbockers, the web-footed Dutchmen, have the monopoly of this trade.

1890 in J. W. Clark & T. M. Hughes Life & Lett. A. Sedgwick I. viii. 336 Come web-footed parson, come well-landed master.

1923 Carpenter Nov. 35/2 We web-footed brothers can't see the necessity of extra hours to escape rain, which continually falls here from fall until spring.

2010 J. Palacios Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd i. 10 The Fens were rumoured to be the haunt of lost souls, witches, and web-footed peasants. Inbred Fen folk roamed the swampy sedges.

3. Originally U.S. Originally: designating a boat capable of operating in shallow water. Later: designating naval personnel; (also) designating military personnel able to operate effectively both on land and on water. Cf. web foot n. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [adjective] > for aquatic operations

web-footed1863

1863 Proc. National Ship-canal Convent. 233 The work done by these ‘web-footed gun-boats’ in this war.

1871 M. S. Robinson Househ. Story Amer. Conflict: Great Battle Year xii. 202 The rebels there are still hemmed in by Uncle Sam's ‘web-footed’ watchers.

1913 Y. Stirling U.S. Midshipman in Philippines Introd. 3 In some instances the helpful co-operation of their web-footed brothers saved the soldiers from embarrassing situations.

1918 Sea Power 5 14/3 Even at this early date they [sc. marines] were styled ‘the webfooted soldiers’ since they were at home in a fight either on terra firma or upon the sea.

1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 49 We feel that the web-footed boys [i.e. Coastal Command] are not the only ones who may fall into the water out East.

1980 Globe & Laurel July 226/1 The Small Raids Wing of the newly established Amphibious School based at Fort Cumberland and RMB Eastney, which also absorbed former web-footed units like RM Det 385.

1983 R. W. Daly in M. L. Bartlett Assault from Sea 88/2 With more than thirty-five hundred miles of vulnerable coastline in the South, the advantages of a special force of offensive-minded, heavily equipped, web-footed troops was obvious.

Derivatives

ˈwebˌfootedness n. the fact, state, or quality of having webbed feet.

ΚΠ

1856 W. D. Wilson Elem. Treat. Logic ii. i. 209 Those properties of bodies which serve to make the species of objects in the reality of being, such as two-footedness of man.., web-footedness of aquatic birds, unsuppportedness of falling bodies, &c., may indeed be assumed as Material Properties.

1941 Salt Lake Tribune 12 Jan. 4 b/4 Ninth squadron officers still denied any growing signs of webfootedness among early-detail enlisted men who've been tramping the mud-filled streets of the barracks area for the last week.

2011 P. Howard Introd. to Landscape ix. 160 In the wetlands and fens..all sorts of strange quirks were presumed of the people, including webfootedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	web-footed
释义	web-footedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛbˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈwɛbˌfʊdəd/ Forms: see web n. and footed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: web n., footed adj. Etymology: < web n. + footed adj. With senses 2 and 3 compare earlier web foot n. 1. Esp. of a bird or other animal: having webbed feet. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > web-footed whole-footeda1398 web-footeda1621 web-toed1805 syndactylic1835 syndactylous1835 syndactyl1836 platypod1890 a1621 W. Strachey True Reportory Wracke Sir T. Gates in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) IV. ix. vi. 1740 A kinde of webbe-footed Fowle there is, of the bignesse of an English greene Plouer, or Sea-Meawe, which all the Summer wee saw not. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. iii. 69 Of all Web-footed Fowl or Palmipede's, only the Shag and the Cormorant, are known to..build their Nests in Trees. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 337 The Legs [of Flamingoes] are..Web-footed like a Goose. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 191 It [sc. the capibara] is in a manner web-footed. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 171 Web-footed alligators. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 137/1 One of these men..was, it is said, web-footed, naturally, and partially web-fingered. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XI. 352/1 Platypus..is of aquatic habits, being web-footed. 1969 H. Horwood Newfoundland xxiii. 190 The water dogs are black, sleek-coated, web-footed animals. 2016 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 2 Web-footed geckos communicate with a wide range of sounds. 2. Of a person: inhabiting or born in a wet or marshy region. Cf. web foot n. 2.In later use sometimes with depreciative implication that inhabitants of such regions literally have webbed toes, as a result of inbreeding. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] > found in or produced by fenny1543 marish1543 fennish1574 marshland1574 marshy1595 marishy1607 fenny-seated1631 palustrian1787 paludous1803 swampy1803 palustrine1824 paludicolous1857 paludose1866 web-footed1867 paludicole1872 palustral1879 paludicoline1890 ombrotrophic1962 1867 F. S. Cozzens Sayings Dr. Bushwhacker ii. 12 Our old original Knickerbockers, the web-footed Dutchmen, have the monopoly of this trade. 1890 in J. W. Clark & T. M. Hughes Life & Lett. A. Sedgwick I. viii. 336 Come web-footed parson, come well-landed master. 1923 Carpenter Nov. 35/2 We web-footed brothers can't see the necessity of extra hours to escape rain, which continually falls here from fall until spring. 2010 J. Palacios Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd i. 10 The Fens were rumoured to be the haunt of lost souls, witches, and web-footed peasants. Inbred Fen folk roamed the swampy sedges. 3. Originally U.S. Originally: designating a boat capable of operating in shallow water. Later: designating naval personnel; (also) designating military personnel able to operate effectively both on land and on water. Cf. web foot n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [adjective] > for aquatic operations web-footed1863 1863 Proc. National Ship-canal Convent. 233 The work done by these ‘web-footed gun-boats’ in this war. 1871 M. S. Robinson Househ. Story Amer. Conflict: Great Battle Year xii. 202 The rebels there are still hemmed in by Uncle Sam's ‘web-footed’ watchers. 1913 Y. Stirling U.S. Midshipman in Philippines Introd. 3 In some instances the helpful co-operation of their web-footed brothers saved the soldiers from embarrassing situations. 1918 Sea Power 5 14/3 Even at this early date they [sc. marines] were styled ‘the webfooted soldiers’ since they were at home in a fight either on terra firma or upon the sea. 1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 49 We feel that the web-footed boys [i.e. Coastal Command] are not the only ones who may fall into the water out East. 1980 Globe & Laurel July 226/1 The Small Raids Wing of the newly established Amphibious School based at Fort Cumberland and RMB Eastney, which also absorbed former web-footed units like RM Det 385. 1983 R. W. Daly in M. L. Bartlett Assault from Sea 88/2 With more than thirty-five hundred miles of vulnerable coastline in the South, the advantages of a special force of offensive-minded, heavily equipped, web-footed troops was obvious. Derivatives ˈwebˌfootedness n. the fact, state, or quality of having webbed feet. ΚΠ 1856 W. D. Wilson Elem. Treat. Logic ii. i. 209 Those properties of bodies which serve to make the species of objects in the reality of being, such as two-footedness of man.., web-footedness of aquatic birds, unsuppportedness of falling bodies, &c., may indeed be assumed as Material Properties. 1941 Salt Lake Tribune 12 Jan. 4 b/4 Ninth squadron officers still denied any growing signs of webfootedness among early-detail enlisted men who've been tramping the mud-filled streets of the barracks area for the last week. 2011 P. Howard Introd. to Landscape ix. 160 In the wetlands and fens..all sorts of strange quirks were presumed of the people, including webfootedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1621
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