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pettitoes

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pet·ti·toes  (pt-tz)
pl.n.
1. The feet of a pig used as food.
2. Human feet or toes, especially those of a child.
[Possibly from earlier pettytoe, offal (influenced by petty and toe), possibly from Old French petite oye, giblets of a goose : petite, small + oye, goose (from Late Latin auca; see ocarina).]
pettitoes [ˈpɛtɪˌtəʊz]
pl n
(Cookery) pig's trotters, esp when used as food
[from Old French petite oie, literally: little goose (giblets of a goose)]


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