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tenderfoot
[ ten-der-foot ]
noun
- a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., unused to hardships.
- one in the lowest rank of the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America.
tenderfoot
/ ˈɛԻəˌʊ /
noun
- a newcomer, esp to the mines or ranches of the southwestern US
- (formerly) a beginner in the Scouts or Guides
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tenderfoot1
Example Sentences
But one month later the Times accused “all Northern California” of conspiring against “Southland,” sending agents to “spy out the land and send the tenderfoot northward.”
She was 18, new to New York, a tenderfoot in an industry said to eat its young.
Aiden McCleskey, a tenderfoot Scout from Boy Scout Troop 61 in Northwest Washington, wanted to “gather resources” for Ukrainian civilians who get caught in the line of fire.
“Black” Burton, a man evil-tempered and malicious, had been picking a quarrel with a tenderfoot at the bar, when Thornton stepped good-naturedly between.
Once in the woods, teachers fell back, leaving tenderfeet to find their way together.
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