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Footing

Footing (footing)
n.
Foot"ing
  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. Holder.

  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. Macaulay.

  3. Relative condition; state.

    Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.

  4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.

    Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shak.

  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.
    Simmonds.
  9. 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. Wright. -- Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.














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