square-toes
[ skwair-tohz ]
/ ˈskwɛərˌtoʊz /
noun (used with a singular verb)
an old-fashioned or strait-laced person.
Origin of square-toes
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby square-toes
square-dance,
square-law,
square-rigged,
square-rigger,
square-shouldered,
square-toes,
squared paper,
squared ring,
squared splice,
squarehead,
squarely
Example sentences from the Web for square-toes
But I should think Nan knows better than to marry a square-toes.
Dangerous Ages |Rose MacaulayPatent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.
A Study In Scarlet |Arthur Conan DoyleWhen they got inside they walked up and down the room—or rather, Patent-leathers stood still while Square-toes walked up and down.
A Study In Scarlet |Arthur Conan DoyleHut, Mr. Bally,” says I, “you would have made a mock of me; you would never have spent ten civil words on such a Square-toes.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson