toetip
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈtəʊˌtɪp/
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/ˈtəʊˌtɪp/ · /ˈtoʊˌtɪp/
Definition of toetip
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(rare)The tip of the human toe or something that encloses it.
“Alexander Southwood Stocker, of the Union Rolling Mills, Birmingham, and Thomas Johnson of Ridgacree Iron Works, Stafford, for "certain improvements in machinery for manufacturing shoe-heels, and toe-tips."—July 20; six months.”
“All are riders from their childhood, and, like the northern backwoodsmen, they prefer the outstretched leg with only the toe-tip in the stirrup; this, they say, saves fatigue on a long journey; moreover , as they sit by balance, they can easily leave the animal when it falls.”
“The arms also are extended, palms down, creating a long, symmetrical line from fingertips to toetips. Blasis surmised that the design and name were derived from ancient paintings, which in turn had been influenced by the Moorish and Arabic taste for architectural ornaments and embellishments.⁴”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From toe + tip, probably after fingertip. First attested in 1839.
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