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footlong

[ foot-lawng, -long ]
/ ˈfʊtˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /
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adjective
approximately one foot in length: Their specialty is footlong hotdogs.
noun
something that is approximately one foot in length.
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Origin of footlong

First recorded in 1680–90; foot + long1
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