Meanings
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
- 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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cover one's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20one's%20feet
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