HardWorld Riddle
My first is appropriate, my second 'tis nine to one if you guess it. My whole elevates the sole above the earth. What am I?
Riddle
My first is appropriate, my second 'tis nine to one if you guess it. My whole elevates the sole above the earth. What am I?
Choose an answer
A.Platform
B.Stilts
C.Sandal
D.Pat-ten.
Hint: It's a word with 6 letters, starting with "P".
Answer
Pat-ten.
Why this is the answer
"Pat" means fitting or appropriate, and "ten" plays on odds of "nine to one," combining into "patten," an old shoe device that raised the foot off muddy ground.
This riddle is filed under How, What, Why Riddles and rated Hard.