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Definition of Toe-to-toe
1. Adverb. In close combat or at close quarters. "They fought toe-to-toe for the nomination"
Definition of Toe-to-toe
1. Adjective. Positioned facing another, with the toes touching ¹
2. Adjective. (idiomatic) against, in opposition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toe-to-toe
Literary usage of Toe-to-toe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journals of Washington Irving (hitherto Unpublished) by Washington Irving (1919)
"The day broke and showed them still seated toe to toe with the light burning
between them. Arkansas — continual succession of gentle, fertile, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Steel Square and Its Application to Everyday Use by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1913)
"So in the same way lay out, not from "toe to toe," but from "toe to heel," or on
the line BO. In practice it is always best to lay out the mortises for the ..."
3. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"The toe-to-toe width of roadbed with trough-shaped ditches varies from about 22
to 28 ft., for single-track roads, although both wider and narrower ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... from which it differs in consisting of a succession of springs from toe to
toe, instead of a scries of steps from toe to heel. As an athletic exercise, ..."
5. Heredity, Health and Personal Beauty by John Vietch Shoemaker (1890)
"THE ART OF WALKING. area bounded by the outer edges of the feet and imaginary
lines drawn respectively from toe to toe and heel to heel, the base upon which ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... from which it differs in consisting of a succession of springs from toe to
toe, instead of a series of steps from toe to heel. As an athletic exercise, ..."
7. The Carpenter's Cyclopedia: Comprising Modern Carpentry, Plain and Advanced by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1913)
"So in the way lay out, not from "toe to toe," but "toe to heel," or on the line BO.
In prac- is always best to lay out the mortises for :aning braces in the ..."
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