An inhabitant of Western Oregon.
1873. We were among the “Web-feet” at last, and a comely race they are, if I may judge from the plump forms and fresh, clear complexions I saw on this part of the route.—J. H. Beadle, ‘The Undeveloped West,’ p. 759 (Phila., &c.).
1878. The rural “web-foot,” as the residents are called, in ironical allusion to the climate, is sui generis.—J. H. Beadle, ‘Western Wilds,’ p. 400.
