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Mincing
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(Heb. taphoph, Isa. 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by “wag” or “waggle,” thus representing “the affected gait of coquettish females.”
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.