Spanish foot

American  

noun

Furniture.

1. a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.

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Spanish foot

Glenn Kirkham forced a penalty corner after the ball hit a Spanish foot.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012

In 1658 Colonel Edward Doyley, the governor, gained a decisive victory over thirty companies of Spanish foot, and sent ten of their flags to Cromwell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

The van was composed of two hundred Spanish foot, and twenty horsemen, under the orders of Gonzalo de Sandoval.

From By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The trains were guarded by a half company of Spanish foot, "fifteen to each company."

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John

The Spanish foot behaved excellently, but the result showed that in the open field their loose formation and their swords put them at a disadvantage as against a charge of heavy cavalry or pikemen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various