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underfoot

[uhn-der-foot] Origin

un·der·foot

[uhn-der-foot]
adverb
1.
under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
2.
so as to form an obstruction, as in walking; in the way: the ends of her sash falling constantly underfoot.
adjective
3.
lying under the foot or feet; in a position to be trodden upon.

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Underfoot is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English underfot (adv.). See under-, foot
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underfoot (ˌʌndəˈfʊt)
 
adv
1.  underneath the feet; on the ground
2.  in a position of subjugation or subservience
3.  in the way

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underfoot
c.1200, underfot "under the feet," from under + foot. Cf. M.Du. ondervoete. As an adj., attested from 1596; in ref. to persons, "continually in the way," it is recorded from 1891.
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