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cat-foot

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[kat-foot] / ˈkætˌfʊt /

verb (used without object)

  1. to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.

Etymology

Origin of cat-foot

First recorded in 1590–1600; cat ( def. ) + foot

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