TIPTOE
VERBS
► STAND UPON ONE’S TOES to tiptoe → a1300 obs.
► TIP to walk on tiptoe, or mincingly; to step lightly; to trip → 1819
► TIPPER to walk on tiptoe, or in an unsteady manner; to totter → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TIPPER-TAIPER to walk on tiptoe, or in an unsteady manner; to totter → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
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