Meaning of footpaddery | Babel Free
fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹiExamples
“The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule⟳, descend to footpaddery or robbery.”
“Not just a little footpaddery, but robbery on the grand scale.”
“Whilst descriptions of 'The West End⟳ Fair Gang', and freferences to the 'Captain of the Gan' John Henley, recall⟳ models of criminal confederacy evoked in earlier accounts of highway robbery and footpaddery, these events, wrapped as they were in the language of hustling, also reflect⟳ some of the newer concerns about public space in this period.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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