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dry-shod

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

With one's footwear dry, not in or under water, usually referring to walking on ground which at another time, or usually, is covered with deep water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • For much of the Ice Age, men walked dryshod on the bed of the North Sea many fathoms below where ships now sail.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having or keeping the feet or shoes dry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod

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Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Swedish: torrskodd — with one's footwear dry