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Tenderfoot

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Noun

1. tenderfoot

an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tenderfoot

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noun plural -foots or -feet
1. 
a newcomer, esp to the mines or ranches of the southwestern US
2. 
(formerly) a beginner in the Scouts or Guides

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Tenderfoot

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nounWord forms: plural ˈtenderˌfoots or ˈtenderˌfeet
1. 
a newcomer to the ranching and mining country of the West, unused to the hardships of the life
2. 
any newcomer, novice, or beginner
3. 
a beginner in the Boy Scouts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tenderfoot

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n. pl. ten·der·foots or ten·der·feet (-fēt′)
1. A newcomer not yet hardened to rough outdoor life; a greenhorn.
2. An inexperienced person; a novice.
3. often Tenderfoot A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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