footfault
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of footfault
v. use of foot fault
Example Sentences
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Again a footfault judge surprised him when the score was deuce.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Savitt was stale and edgy; he let himself be disturbed by footfault calls, deliberately dropped the last game of the fourth set and lost the match by losing his control.
From Time Magazine Archive
These of course were fostered by the typical non-playing criticism, from the stands, of non-playing Captain Shields, who complained of the non-giving of a footfault against Seixas .
From Time Magazine Archive
But a footfault was called and he had to serve over.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is just as unfair to deliberately footfault as to miscall a ball, and it is wholly unnecessary.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
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