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Definition of Tiptoes
1. tiptoe [v] - See also: tiptoe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiptoes
Literary usage of Tiptoes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"... is the pronunciation in Roxb., and supposed to be the right one ; from the v.
hip to hop, and tiptoe, q. " hopping on the tiptoes. ..."
2. Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, Before the Senate by Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Perley Poore (1868)
"I was a little amused, when I raised myself up on my toes in thi- way (standing
on tiptoes) and said ; "Why, don't you see I am standing firm : Then he put ..."
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