footmark
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of footmark
Example Sentences
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Dar's late intervention on Prior's behalf also cost them heavily, the umpire having made his decision in the affirmative then noting Johnson's footmark on the crease and asking for a check.
From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2010
These prints, together with another footmark found on the same cardboard cover—the bold and bloody impression of a Cat’s Paw half sole— were the only “serious clues” the investigators could claim.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The print was better denned, and answered well for the footmark of a bear.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
I could discern a track of sorts, but the footmark of the animal was much blurred in the soft sand; I could see that it was not antelope-spoor, and that was all.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)
Everybody knows that dogs track by scent, and this is a sure proof that every footmark must have a certain special odour, however infinitesimal.
From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage
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