footing

  • 41footing —    One of the commonest features of *occupational customs, found in many trades, which required a newcomer to a firm, or a colleague ending his apprenticeship, to pay for drinks, or an entertainment for the other workers. Usually called paying… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 42Footing beam — Footing Foot ing, n. 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. [1913 Webster] In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder. [1913 Webster] 2. Standing; position; established… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 43Footing course — Footing Foot ing, n. 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. [1913 Webster] In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder. [1913 Webster] 2. Standing; position; established… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44footing beam — noun : the tie beam of a roof * * * footing beam, the tie beam of a roof …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 45footing — ingl. Caminata a paso vivo practicada con fines deportivos …

    Diccionario Lunfardo

  • 46footing — dep Es voz no existente en inglés; castellanizable como fúting o futin …

    Diccionario español de neologismos

  • 47footing — {{hw}}{{footing}}{{/hw}}Tipo di allenamento in cui si alternano corsa e marcia per rafforzare la resistenza delle gambe e respiratoria …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 48footing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foothold; basis, base, foundation, status, rank. See support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Foothold] Syn. purchase, hold, stability, steadiness; see foothold , stability 1 . 2. [A position or base] Syn.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 49Footing — Foo|ting 〈[fu:tıŋ] n.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 individuell u. dispositionell unterschiedlich hohe mittlere Laufgeschwindigkeit, bei der die Pulsfrequenz des Laufenden bei etwa 130 liegt [Etym.: engl., »Stand, Halt«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 50footing — foot·ing || fÊŠtɪŋ n. basis, foundation; foothold, place for standing; secure position; stability; terms of a relationship; act of walking fÊŠt n. body part located at the end of the leg; unit of length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 cm; bottom… …

    English contemporary dictionary