catsfoot

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catsfoot

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From cat's + foot. For its obsolete figurative sense, see cat's-paw.

noun

Synonym of cat's-paw: a foot of a cat; (figurative, obsolete) a person used unwittingly or through trickery by another. ...like the Monkey, that took the Cat's Foot to pull the Chesnut out of the Fire...
Similar: cat's-paw
Synonym of ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea). It is commonly called […] in English ground Iuie, Alehoofe, Gill creepe by ground, Tunehoofe, and Cats foote.
Similar: ground ivy
Synonym of mountain cudweed (Antennaria dioica). ...an Infusion made with the Heads of White Poppies, Cat's-foot, Colt's-foot, and Maiden-hair.
Similar: mountain cudweed

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@misc{catsfoot_2026,
  title = {catsfoot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catsfoot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}