English Explanatory Dictionary

as ever trod shoe-leather

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. As ever existed or lived.

Pronunciation

/əz ɛvə ˈtɹɒd ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/ /æz ɛvɚ ˈtɹɑd ˈʃuːˌlɛðɚ/ en-au-as ever trod shoe-leather.ogg

Word forms

as ever trod shoe-leather as ever trod shoe leather

Etymology

Treading shoe-leather refers to walking, in the sense of “walking on this earth”.

Related words

shoe-leather tread the boards that ever walked on two legs
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