Word: footed
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...scrimmage takes place when the holder of the ball, being in the field of play, puts it down on the ground in front of him and puts it in play (while on side) by - 1st, kicking the ball; 2nd, by snapping it back with the foot. The man who first receives the ball from the snap-back shall be called a quarter-back, and shall not then rush forward with the ball under penalty of a foul...
PUTTING THE SHOT - 16 lb, 7-FOOT...
...they rub their own hands; when pleased with others, they rub and shake the hands of others. Different degrees of pleasure are expressed by different manners of touching. When greatly pleased, they touch each other's lips. Once, I distinctly remember, I saw one American stretch out his left foot and knock it against the back of his friend, probably because he was very much satisfied with...
...server shall serve with one foot outside the base-line, and with the other within or upon that line...
...walked along absorbed in speculations upon the probable characteristics of these maiden collegians, I was startled by a slight cough, and upon looking up I found myself in the immediate presence of a very young and pretty girl, who was sitting reading, or pretending to read, at the foot of a large maple-tree whose branches overhung the water. Being a Boston man, my first impulse was to beg pardon for my unintentional intrusion, and beat a hasty retreat; but, upon perceiving my intention, the maiden, somewhat to my surprise, remarked, with more amiability than grammatical accuracy...