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un·der·foot
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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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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.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English
underfot
(adv.).
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under-
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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