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English
Etymology
From Middle English footmele, fotmelen, from Old English fōtmǣlum (“step by step, by degrees”), dative plural of Old English fōtmǣl (“a foot-measure, one foot”), equivalent to foot + -meal.
Adverb
footmeal (not comparable)
- (rare) Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.
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Noun
footmeal (plural footmeals)
- (obsolete, units of measure) A fotmal.
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