Pedipulation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Dexterous manipulation of objects using the feet. rare, uncountable, usually
"It is a rather amusing sight to see the native and his "lubra," or wife. . . . [T]heir remarkable power of pedipulation is a serviceable agent to them, for any small article which excites their cupidity they can take up with the toe, pass it up the back, and then conceal it in the girdle."
- 2 An instance of such manipulation. countable, rare, usually
"At their turning-lathes, they employ their toes to guide the chisel; and, in these pedipulations, shew to Europeans a diverting degree of address."
Example
More examples"It is a rather amusing sight to see the native and his "lubra," or wife. . . . [T]heir remarkable power of pedipulation is a serviceable agent to them, for any small article which excites their cupidity they can take up with the toe, pass it up the back, and then conceal it in the girdle."
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