foot line

American  

noun

1. Printing. a line at the bottom of a page of type, especially a black line or a line containing the folio.

2. Curling. foot score.

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Etymology

Origin of foot line

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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foot line

It was a catch, contact followed, and that's why the ball was placed on the 1 foot line.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2015

Here frequent iambi are substituted for anapests; as in line 1, second and fourth feet; lines 2 and 3, fifth foot; line 5, third foot.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

A foul is when the ball goes below the three foot line on the wall or rebounds outside the boundaries.

From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred

John’s men, just coming up on foot to the opposite edge of the little dip, saw the low foot line of the Anglo-Gascons turning at a word of command into a high mounted line.

From Poitiers by Belloc, Hilaire

In case of a foul, a 15 foot line measured from the pin in the circle is used as a free throw line.

From School, Church, and Home Games by Draper, George Orrin