Spanish foot
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Glenn Kirkham forced a penalty corner after the ball hit a Spanish foot.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
The van consisted of two hundred Spanish foot, commanded by Sandoval, with twenty other cavaliers.
From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew
I counted three in that of a Spanish foot soldier only a few weeks ago.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various
Some writers carry the Spanish foot to fifty thousand.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
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)
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