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Meaning
Noun
●
A
ground
for the
foot
; place for the
foot
to
rest on
;
firm
foundation
to
stand
on.
●
A
standing
;
position
;
established
place; foothold.
●
A
relative
condition
; state.
●
A
tread
;
step
; especially, a
measured
tread
.
●
A
footprint
or
footprints
;
tracks
,
someone's
trail.
●
Stability or
balance
when
standing on
one's
feet.
●
The
act
of
adding up
a
column
of
figures
; the amount or
sum total
of such a
column
.
●
The
act
of
putting
a
foot
to anything; also, that which is
added
as a
foot
●
A
narrow
cotton
lace
, without figures.
●
The
finer
refuse
part of
whale
blubber
, not
wholly
deprived
of oil.
●
In Architecture & Engineering:
The
thickened
or
sloping
portion
of a
wall
, or of an
embankment
at its
foot
; foundation.
●
In Accounting:
A
double-check
of the
numbers
vertically.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of foot
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Origin
footing
English
-ing
English
-ing
Middle English (1100-1500)
-ing
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-inge
Middle English (1100-1500)
foot
English
Sourced from
Etym
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