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pettitoes
[ pet-ee-tohz ]
plural noun
- the feet of a pig, especially used as food.
- the human toes or feet, especially those of a child.
pettitoes
/ ˈpɛtɪˌtəʊz /
plural noun
- pig's trotters, esp when used as food
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pettitoes1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pettitoes1
C16: from Old French petite oie, literally: little goose (giblets of a goose)
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Example Sentences
We can not wonder that the whole connection of Pettitoes, when advanced to the matron state, is entirely neglected.
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It was unoccupied, save by Pettitoes, the cat, who had curled himself up luxuriously in Mrs. Sanford's work-basket.
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She would wash a counterpane if Pettitoes, the most dainty of cats, happened but to set one of his snowy paws upon it.
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We cannot wonder that the whole connection of Pettitoes, when advanced to the matron state, is entirely neglected.
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At mother Louis', whilst they sucked the little bones of the pettitoes, they again fell to abusing the employers.
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