Vocabulary : Foothalt to Footman

Foothalt : A disease affecting the feet of sheep.
Foothill : A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.
Foothold : A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
Foothook : See Futtock.
Foothot : Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfloot.

Footing : of Foot ;; Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. ;; Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. ;; Relative condition; state. ;; Tread; step; especially, measured tread. ;; 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; as, the footing of a stocking. ;; A narrow cotton lace, without figures. ;; The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. ;; The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
Footless : Having no feet.
Footlicker : A sycophant; a fawner; a toady. Cf. Bootlick.
Footlight : One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a theater, etc., and on a level therewith.
Footman : A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. ;; A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. ;; Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner. ;; A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire. ;; A moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.

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