podoscaph

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noun

Each of a pair of ski-shaped canoe-like floats attached to the feet, used for walking on water.

OriginAncient Greek σκάφη →
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Meanings

nounpodoscaph (plural podoscaphs)

plural podoscaphs

  1. historicalEach of a pair of ski-shaped canoe-like floats attached to the feet, used for walking on water.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκάφη“light boat”
  2. Englishpodoscaph

From podo- + Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

podoscaph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podoscaph

MLA

“podoscaph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podoscaph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “podoscaph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podoscaph.

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