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loose-footed
[ loos-foot-id ]
adjective
, Nautical.
- (of a fore-and-aft sail) not having the foot bent to a boom.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loose-footed1
First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences
The mainsail is of course loose-footed, and the tack is seen well triced up.
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