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Webster 1913 Edition
Tenderfoot
Ten′der-footˊ
,Noun.
1.
A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.
[Slang, Western U. S.]
Definition 2024
tenderfoot
tenderfoot
English
Noun
tenderfoot (plural tenderfeet or tenderfoots)
- An inexperienced person; a novice
- A newcomer to the region in the old U.S. frontier days.
- A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
Translations
novice
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lowest rank of Boy Scout
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