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Footing   /fˈʊtɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Footing  n.  
1.
Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. "In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next."
2.
Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. "As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner... made him a favorite."
3.
Relative condition; state. "Lived on a footing of equality with nobles."
4.
Tread; step; especially, measured tread. "Hark, I hear the footing of a man."
5.
The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
6.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
7.
A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
8.
The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
9.
(Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
Footing course (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above.
To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop.
Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.


verb
Foot  v. t.  
1.
To kick with the foot; to spurn.
2.
To set on foot; to establish; to land. (Obs.) "What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom?"
3.
To tread; as, to foot the green.
4.
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.
5.
To seize or strike with the talon. (Poet.)
6.
To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.
To foot a bill, to pay it. (Colloq.) To foot it, to walk; also, to dance. "If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest."


Foot  v. i.  (past & past part. footed; pres. part. footing)  
1.
To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
2.
To walk; opposed to ride or fly.





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"Footing" Quotes from Famous Books



... August last, can hereafter be prevented. These considerations, taken in connection with the probable inefficacy against modern artillery of elaborate fortifications, suggest the possibility of a reduction throughout Europe of the peace-footing armies. It is conceivable that the Swiss militia system should satisfy the future needs of ...
— New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 - April-September, 1915 • Various
... putting me on a pedestal, which is, I can assure you, an exceedingly cramped and uncomfortable position. There is no room to move on a pedestal. Now, with you alone of all men, not excepting Diavolo, I almost think I have been on an equal footing; and it has been to me like the free use of his limbs to a prisoner after long confinement with chains." The expression which the Tenor's abrupt question had called into her countenance passed off as she spoke, and with ...
— The Heavenly Twins • Madame Sarah Grand
... would show her plenty of ways, they set off down the lane; Ellen with a secret fear of being seen and called back, till they had gone some distance, and the house was hid from view. Then her pleasure became great. The afternoon was fair and mild, the footing pleasant, and Ellen felt like a bird out of a cage. She was ready to be delighted with every trifle; her companion could not by any means understand or enter into her bursts of pleasure at many a little thing ...
— The Wide, Wide World • Susan Warner
... only serve to introduce into Japan a diversity of religion prejudicial to the welfare of the state. That is why I have prohibited, by imperial edict, these foreign doctors from continuing to preach their doctrine.... I desire, nevertheless, that our commercial relations shall remain upon the same footing." ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 32, June, 1860 • Various
... enveloped in an ample cloak, with his hat pulled over his brows, rode by at full speed. Another horseman followed quickly at the heels of the first; but just as he passed the spot where Jack stood, his steed missed its footing, and fell. Either ignorant of the accident, or heedless of it, the foremost horseman pursued his way ...
— Jack Sheppard - A Romance • William Harrison Ainsworth


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