foot line
Americannoun
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Printing. a line at the bottom of a page of type, especially a black line or a line containing the folio.
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Curling. foot score.
Etymology
Origin of foot line
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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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
They have four cities more than fourteen thousand feet above sea level, twenty-six above the thirteen thousand foot line, and seventy-three cities above the twelve thousand foot line.
From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)
The player throws the ball on the ground and in the bound he strikes it with the palm of his hand, sending it against the wall, above the three foot line.
From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred
By the term "original metres" I do not mean a rigid, unyielding adherence to every foot, line, and rhyme of the German original, although this has very nearly been accomplished.
From Faust by Taylor, Bayard
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
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