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• footing — noun Date: 14th century 1. a stable position or placing of the feet 2. a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it; especially the condition of a racetrack 3. the act of moving on foot ; step, tread 4. a. a place or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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