plate
The origin and history of plate.
Etymology
From Old French plate, ultimately from Greek platys, "broad, flat." The slang sense meaning "foot" comes from Cockney rhyming slang, "plates of meat" for "feet."
The origin and history of plate.
From Old French plate, ultimately from Greek platys, "broad, flat." The slang sense meaning "foot" comes from Cockney rhyming slang, "plates of meat" for "feet."