toeless

toeless
toe NOUN 1) any of the five digits at the end of the foot. 2) the lower end, tip, or point of something.
VERB (toes, toed, toeing) push, touch, or kick with one's toes.
make someone's toes curl — Cf. ↑make someone's toes curl
on one's toes — Cf. ↑on one's toes
toe the line — Cf. ↑toe the line
turn up one's toes — Cf. ↑turn up one's toes
DERIVATIVES toed adjective toeless adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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