"tickle-footed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From the obsolete adjective tickle (“unsteady”) Etymology templates: {{m|en|tickle||unsteady}} tickle (“unsteady”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} tickle-footed
  1. (obsolete or poetic) having unsure or slippery footing, or inconstant. Tags: obsolete, poetic
    Sense id: en-tickle-footed-en-adj-dq7RNXI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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