whole-footedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊlˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊlˈfʊdəd/

Forms: see whole adj., n., and adv. and footed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whole adj., foot n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < whole adj. + foot n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later footed adj.With sense 1, compare later whole-hoofed adj. at whole adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1b.

1. Having hooves which are not cloven; having the toes of each foot joined together (as by being webbed). Now historical and rare.

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

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having undivided hoofs

whole-hoofed1553

whole-footed1607

firm-hoofed1646

solidungulous1650

soliped1656

solipedous1686

solidipedous1712

solidungular1819

solidungulate1839

solid-hoofed1842

solipedal1882

solid-hooved1910

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1123 Þer is a maner asse þat..haþ an horn in þe myddil of þe forheed and is hoolfooted [L. vnam vngulam] on alle foure... He is nouȝt clouefooted.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 538 (MED) Þe hole-foted fowle to þe flod hyȝez.

a1475 Bk. Hawking (Harl. 2340) in Studia Neophilol. (1944) 16 8 (MED) Hole fotid bryddes beth not holsom to hauke while hauke is fleynge.

1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) sig. B.iii Al maner hole foted fowles that haue theyr lyuyng vpon the water.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 32 The Asses of India..differ from all other whole-footed beasts.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 94 Such Creatures as are whole-footed or fin-toed.

1729 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide ii. 69 I had by chance a Sow of the whole-footed Kind served by a Boar of the cloven-footed.

1792 S. Jones Nat. Hist. Beasts II. 88 He might easily be induced to pronounce it a whole footed animal.

1823 S. Shaw Nature Displayed V. 20 Swine unite those distinctions which separate other quadrupeds, and seem the link connecting the whole-footed and the cloven-footed animals.

1896 W. Crooke Tribes & Castes North-west. Provinces & Oudh III. 282 They will not eat the flesh of monkeys, beef, pork, whole-footed animals, snakes, jackals, crocodiles, or vermin.

1992 E. Hooper-Greenhill Museums & their Visitors (2003) vi. 152 Each genus had a set of differences: ‘Beast’ for example being divided into whole-footed or cloven-footed.

a. Not lame or limping; steady on one's feet. rare.In quot. 1703 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1703 J. Tutchin 2nd Pt. Mouse grown Rat 10 Did I not say the Government ought to have a Lame Leg: Prithee, Man, if he had met with Encouragement, he would soon have become a General;..Flanders would have been reduced as soon as Ireland, and then England had been whole Footed.

1835 N. Wyeth Let. 1 July in F. G. Young Sources Hist. Oregon (1899) I. iii. 197 I hope that your leg is better and that you will yet be able to go whole footed in all respects.

1940 W. H. D. Rouse tr. Nonnus Dionysiaca I. v. 179 The heavyknee bridegroom [i.e. Hephaestus] always expected that Cythereia would bear him a hobbling son..; and when he beheld a whole-footed son brilliant with wings like Maia's son Hermes, he made this magnificent necklace.

b. figurative (colloquial or slang). On a good or sound footing; not troubled, worried, threatened, etc.; (hence occasionally) sound, reliable. In later use frequently U.S. Now rare.In quot. a1825 in the context of personal relationships.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank

right fortha1382

plaina1393

free-hearteda1398

round1487

opena1535

sincere1539

frank1555

pert1567

single-hearted1574

single-minded1577

direct1586

open-hearted1593

open-breasted1594

transparent1600

unclose1606

unminced1648

even down1654

unreserved1654

rugged1678

plain sailing1707

whole-footed1744

sturdy1775

heart-in-mouth1827

jannock1828

straightforward1829

direct-dealing1830

undiplomatic1834

straight-ahead1836

straight-up-and-down1859

man to man1902

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 278 His chief Remissions were when some of his nearest Relations were with him,..and then, as they say, he was wholefooted.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed..2. Very intimate; closely confederate.

1849 Boston Courier 19 Nov. Capt. Graves..informed me that my mules and packs were probably at the Sacramento City, eighty miles from here, which makes me feel quite whole-footed again.

1851 Age (Philadelphia) 14 Jan. in M. Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 649 Any devising man, who invites a crowd to ‘drinks all around’ is instantly praised as a ‘whole-footed man’.

1880 A. D. Whitney Odd or Even? (1881) iii. 22 She 's come! Sarell 's come! and I 'm whole-footed for this summer!

1921 C. L. Burnham Key Note i. 18 Don't leave me till I'm whole-footed, Phil.

3. Treading with the whole foot on the ground, not lightly or on tiptoe; heavy-footed. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with whole sole on ground

whole-footed1750

plantigrade1837

1750 London Daily Advertiser 23 Aug. He is of a pretty fresh Colour, about five Feet four or five Inches high, heavy moulded, and a little whole footed.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed. 1. Treading flat and heavy, as if there were no joints in the feet.

1857 Essex Standard 6 Mar. 2/5 He carried his feet out, and he was whole-footed or flat-footed.

1896 G. E. Wherry Alpine Notes 119 It has often been noticed in mountaineering that a guide can go face forward and whole-footed up a slope.

1926 Manch. Guardian 29 July 18/1 A heavy, whole-footed descent portending Mrs. Gubbage.

2002 M. Knowles Tap Roots i. vii. 60/1 The second foot touching the floor next to the first with a whole-footed stomp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whole-footed
释义	whole-footedadj. Brit. /ˌhəʊlˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌhoʊlˈfʊdəd/ Forms: see whole adj., n., and adv. and footed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whole adj., foot n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < whole adj. + foot n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later footed adj.With sense 1, compare later whole-hoofed adj. at whole adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1b. 1. Having hooves which are not cloven; having the toes of each foot joined together (as by being webbed). Now historical and rare. 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 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having undivided hoofs whole-hoofed1553 whole-footed1607 firm-hoofed1646 solidungulous1650 soliped1656 solipedous1686 solidipedous1712 solidungular1819 solidungulate1839 solid-hoofed1842 solipedal1882 solid-hooved1910 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1123 Þer is a maner asse þat..haþ an horn in þe myddil of þe forheed and is hoolfooted [L. vnam vngulam] on alle foure... He is nouȝt clouefooted. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 538 (MED) Þe hole-foted fowle to þe flod hyȝez. a1475 Bk. Hawking (Harl. 2340) in Studia Neophilol. (1944) 16 8 (MED) Hole fotid bryddes beth not holsom to hauke while hauke is fleynge. 1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) sig. B.iii Al maner hole foted fowles that haue theyr lyuyng vpon the water. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 32 The Asses of India..differ from all other whole-footed beasts. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 94 Such Creatures as are whole-footed or fin-toed. 1729 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide ii. 69 I had by chance a Sow of the whole-footed Kind served by a Boar of the cloven-footed. 1792 S. Jones Nat. Hist. Beasts II. 88 He might easily be induced to pronounce it a whole footed animal. 1823 S. Shaw Nature Displayed V. 20 Swine unite those distinctions which separate other quadrupeds, and seem the link connecting the whole-footed and the cloven-footed animals. 1896 W. Crooke Tribes & Castes North-west. Provinces & Oudh III. 282 They will not eat the flesh of monkeys, beef, pork, whole-footed animals, snakes, jackals, crocodiles, or vermin. 1992 E. Hooper-Greenhill Museums & their Visitors (2003) vi. 152 Each genus had a set of differences: ‘Beast’ for example being divided into whole-footed or cloven-footed. 2. a. Not lame or limping; steady on one's feet. rare.In quot. 1703 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1703 J. Tutchin 2nd Pt. Mouse grown Rat 10 Did I not say the Government ought to have a Lame Leg: Prithee, Man, if he had met with Encouragement, he would soon have become a General;..Flanders would have been reduced as soon as Ireland, and then England had been whole Footed. 1835 N. Wyeth Let. 1 July in F. G. Young Sources Hist. Oregon (1899) I. iii. 197 I hope that your leg is better and that you will yet be able to go whole footed in all respects. 1940 W. H. D. Rouse tr. Nonnus Dionysiaca I. v. 179 The heavyknee bridegroom [i.e. Hephaestus] always expected that Cythereia would bear him a hobbling son..; and when he beheld a whole-footed son brilliant with wings like Maia's son Hermes, he made this magnificent necklace. b. figurative (colloquial or slang). On a good or sound footing; not troubled, worried, threatened, etc.; (hence occasionally) sound, reliable. In later use frequently U.S. Now rare.In quot. a1825 in the context of personal relationships. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank right fortha1382 plaina1393 free-hearteda1398 round1487 opena1535 sincere1539 frank1555 pert1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 direct1586 open-hearted1593 open-breasted1594 transparent1600 unclose1606 unminced1648 even down1654 unreserved1654 rugged1678 plain sailing1707 whole-footed1744 sturdy1775 heart-in-mouth1827 jannock1828 straightforward1829 direct-dealing1830 undiplomatic1834 straight-ahead1836 straight-up-and-down1859 man to man1902 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 278 His chief Remissions were when some of his nearest Relations were with him,..and then, as they say, he was wholefooted. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed..2. Very intimate; closely confederate. 1849 Boston Courier 19 Nov. Capt. Graves..informed me that my mules and packs were probably at the Sacramento City, eighty miles from here, which makes me feel quite whole-footed again. 1851 Age (Philadelphia) 14 Jan. in M. Schele de Vere Americanisms (1872) 649 Any devising man, who invites a crowd to ‘drinks all around’ is instantly praised as a ‘whole-footed man’. 1880 A. D. Whitney Odd or Even? (1881) iii. 22 She 's come! Sarell 's come! and I 'm whole-footed for this summer! 1921 C. L. Burnham Key Note i. 18 Don't leave me till I'm whole-footed, Phil. 3. Treading with the whole foot on the ground, not lightly or on tiptoe; heavy-footed. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with whole sole on ground whole-footed1750 plantigrade1837 1750 London Daily Advertiser 23 Aug. He is of a pretty fresh Colour, about five Feet four or five Inches high, heavy moulded, and a little whole footed. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Whole-footed. 1. Treading flat and heavy, as if there were no joints in the feet. 1857 Essex Standard 6 Mar. 2/5 He carried his feet out, and he was whole-footed or flat-footed. 1896 G. E. Wherry Alpine Notes 119 It has often been noticed in mountaineering that a guide can go face forward and whole-footed up a slope. 1926 Manch. Guardian 29 July 18/1 A heavy, whole-footed descent portending Mrs. Gubbage. 2002 M. Knowles Tap Roots i. vii. 60/1 The second foot touching the floor next to the first with a whole-footed stomp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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