"arsefoot" meaning in All languages combined

See arsefoot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: arsefoots [plural], arsefeet [plural]
Etymology: From arse + foot. Etymology templates: {{com|en|arse|foot}} arse + foot Head templates: {{en-noun|+|arsefeet}} arsefoot (plural arsefoots or arsefeet)
  1. (obsolete) A great crested grebe or little grebe. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-arsefoot-en-noun-PKISgdOF
  2. (obsolete, informal) A penguin Tags: informal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Grebes, Penguins
    Sense id: en-arsefoot-en-noun-fZSOvdvD Disambiguation of Grebes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Penguins: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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        "A great crested grebe or little grebe."
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        [
          "Oxford University Press",
          "w:Oxford University Press"
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        "(obsolete) A great crested grebe or little grebe."
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          "ref": "1774, Oliver Goldsmith, An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, volume 2, section VII, page 549; republished as A History of the Earth and Animated Nature 1828:",
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        "A great crested grebe or little grebe."
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