"arsefoot" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (lifeform): Grebes
    Sense id: en-arsefoot-en-noun-PKISgdOF Disambiguation of Grebes: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (obsolete, informal) A penguin Tags: informal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Penguins
    Sense id: en-arsefoot-en-noun-fZSOvdvD Disambiguation of Penguins: 37 63
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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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