cover one's feet

verb

To lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.

“And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. (1 Samuel 24:3)”

Meanings

verbcover one's feet (third-person singular simple present covers one's feet, present participle covering one's feet, simple past and past participle covered one's feet)

present singular third person covers one's feet · participle present covering one's feet · participle past covered one's feet · past covered one's feet

  1. euphemisticbiblicalTo lower one’s garment, especially to urinate or defecate.

    And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. (1 Samuel 24:3)

    1 more example

    When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber. (Judges 3:24)

Translations

French poser culotte
  • poser culotteTranslations
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