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Word: webfooted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...Shuri castle had been smashed by shelling; eleven days of rain had turned Okinawa's red clay into hip-deep sludge. Confidently the Japanese commander moved his troops over to the east side of the castle, certain that no troops could attack his left. He underestimated the webfoot qualities of the U.S. marines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Shuri's Fail | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

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