footsore

adj

Etymology

From foot + sore.

  1. inherited from *seh₂iro-
  2. inherited from *sairaz
  3. inherited from *sair
  4. inherited from sār
  5. inherited from sor
  6. compounded as footsore — “foot + sore

Definitions

  1. Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction, after walking or…

    Having sore feet, but perhaps also a certain sense of satisfaction, after walking or hiking too much.

    • One yoke of cattle became so foot sore that they were unserviceable, and we were obliged to drive them behind the wagon.
    • A quarrelsome band of footsore sulky niggers trod on the heels of the donkey.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA