timber-toe

Well, one day, after I had my timber-toe put on, the emperor, who always had thoughts for those of his soldiers who had been wounded, gave notice that he had certain small places at his disposal which he wished to distribute among us crippled ones, in order that we might rest from war.

The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French Eugenie Foa

I would do it now, timber-toe and all, were it not for my consort, who might claim it as a breach of the articles, and so sheer off.

Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

Crutch-races between one-legged soldiers were organized, and there were timber-toe quadrilles and one-armed cotillions.

The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 1877

"Yea, and teach you charity on the spot," cried the goaded Methodist, suddenly catching this exasperating opponent by his shabby coat-collar, and shaking him till his timber-toe clattered on the deck like a nine-pin.

The Confidence-Man 1857

"Yea, and teach you charity on the spot," cried the goaded Methodist, suddenly catching this exasperating opponent by his shabby coat-collar, and shaking him till his timber-toe clattered on the deck like a nine-pin.

The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855

Schank, "but I am afraid the ladies would object to my hopping up and down the room, lest I should come down upon their tender feet with my timber-toe, so I am obliged to abandon the sport I delighted in in my younger days."

Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

He would immediately have descended himself to look for them, but that his timber-toe and a rickety ladder did not suit each other.

Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

The captain stuck his timber-toe in the sand, Tom caught the stranger's jacket with his iron hook, and all three brought him at length safely up the beach out of the reach of the surf, which came hissing after them as if angry at the loss of its prey.

Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

You see here on the sill is the boot-mark, a heavy boot with a broad metal heel, and beside it is the mark of the timber-toe. "

The Sign of Four 1915

You see here on the sill is the boot-mark, a heavy boot with the broad metal heel, and beside it is the mark of the timber-toe. "

The Sign of the Four Arthur Conan Doyle 1894