Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Refuse or sediment, as at the bottom of a sugar- or oil-cask, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
foot . - noun The
settlings ofoil ,molasses , etc., at the bottom of abarrel orhogshead .
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Examples
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The word putz (sounds like foots), comes from the German word putzen.
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Having withdrawn these coloured "foots," the second portion of the weak caustic soda solution is agitated with the partially refined oil, and, when the latter is sufficiently treated, it is allowed to rest and the settled coloured liquor drawn off as before.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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We're bored to extinction, and BLOGGS is a "foots";
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 5, 1891 Various
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Newly designated sergeants and corporals were conscripted to the task of squad supervision and many exasperating occasions arose when a recruit got the wrong "foots" in place and was commanded to "change the foots."
The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces William Elmer Bachman
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The residue or "foots" produced during the refining of crude cotton-seed oil, known in the trade as "mucilage," may be converted into
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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It was impossible to move his "foots" without instantly plunging into the torture of the infernal regions.
Poor Miss Finch Wilkie Collins 1856
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There's no such fears with Rhoads, whose own roots - which he pronounces like "foots" in true Iowa vernacular - blossomed in the shadow of Jack Trice Stadium.
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Backstory at this (likely ephemeral) AP story Actor Freeman foots prom bill in Sundance doc.
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When an individual foots the bill, the benefits are tax-free.
Saving Strategies for Older Singles Anne Tergesen 2011
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Why should we pay for Time Warner Cables retroactive performance, where the consumer foots the bill from a company with a reputation for pathetic customer service, aged infrastructure, over paid management and, of course, a penchant for misleading the public.
Time Warner Cable Adds Tier-Friendly Terms to Its Contracts 2009
tbtabby commented on the word foots
Members of a surveillance team who ride as passengers in pursuit cars and follow suspects on foot when they leave their cars.
August 26, 2009
seanahan commented on the word foots
Is this British?
August 27, 2009
gangerh commented on the word foots
Are those British, surely?
August 27, 2009
sarra commented on the word foots
'Is this custom or term British?' shows how it's grammatical.
Never heard of them though.
August 27, 2009