crossfoot

American  

[kraws-foot, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌfʊt, ˈkrɒs- /

verb (used without object)

1. Accounting.  to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.

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Other Word Forms

• crossfooting noun

Etymology

Origin of crossfoot

cross- + foot

Example Sentences

For two full seasons, and even this spring, Bonus Baby Bertoia sometimes performed like a crossfoot clown in the field and was too tense at bat to hit his hat size.

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