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Written daow se.Wor.^ ; deaw Sc. (Jam.) Hrf.^ Hmp.' [diu, deu, w.Cy. dgu.] 1. sb. In comp. (i) Dew-beater, a large and clumsy boot or shoe ; fig. a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ; (2) -bit, slight re- freshment taken early in the morning, before the regular breakfast ; (3) -blown, said of cows which are swelled from eati
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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- dew-beater81%
An old-fashioned slang term with two related meanings: a person's foot (especially one that trudges through wet morning grass) or a crude waterproofed shoe designed to keep feet dry in damp conditions. Both senses evoke the same image — someone stomping through dewy fields at dawn. The term is largely historical now but pops up in period literature and dialect dictionaries as a charming bit of rural English wordplay.
- dew-beater76%
A person's foot.
- dew-beater76%
A crude kind of oiled waterproof shoe.
- dewdrop59%
A droplet of water formed as dew.
- beetle-crusher56%
(dated, British, AU, slang) A large, flat foot.