running foot
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of running foot
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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When a running foot hits the ground, it lands with a force up to three times the runner’s body weight; even walking multiplies impact force by about 1.5.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 6, 2022
But while Victorian-era families picnicked amid the tombstones, they weren’t running foot races, attending costume parties or practicing their downward-facing dog atop gravesites - activities that can still seem unorthodox in that setting.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2014
But while Victorian-era families picnicked amid the tombstones, they weren’t running foot races, attending costume parties or practicing their downward-facing dog atop gravesites — activities that can seem unorthodox.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2014
It’s taken some time, but I’ve gotten used to the sound from my running foot and the way it’s paired with the quieter swish of my natural foot—whing, whoosh, whing, whoosh.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
After attending mass on Sundays, they amused themselves playing at ball, or running foot races; and it was only on such occasions they were seen to associate with their neighbours the Iroquois.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. by M'lean, John
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