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footmark

American  
[foot-mahrk] / ˈfʊtˌmɑrk /

noun

  1. a footprint.


footmark British  
/ ˈfʊtˌmɑːk /

noun

  1. a mark or trace of mud, wetness, etc, left by a person's foot on a surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of footmark

First recorded in 1635–45; foot + mark 1


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They suspect that a footmark where Jonathan said his father fell did not match up with someone slipping and falling.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

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

An elephant couldn’t make a footmark upon it, much less a horse.

From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Thomas W. Hanshew

Prompt-witted Daniel! thou has left behind Upon the Sands of Time, distinctly traced, One footmark that can never be effaced.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

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