Footing

Definition of Footing

Foot´ing

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.

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.

Relative condition; state.

Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.

- Macaulay.

Tread; step; especially, measured tread.

Hark, I hear the footing of a man.

- Shak.

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.

(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. - Wright.

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