| 释义 |
† foot-saunt Obs.
[f. foot n. + saunt, cent2.]
App. = cent-foot (see cent2).
The quots. for cent-foot seem to show that there was something about ‘loving’ in the language used in the game, whence prob. the allusion below.
1579Gosson Sch. Abuse (Arb.) 35 In our assemblies at playes in London, you shall see suche heauing, and shoouing..suche playing at foote Saunt without Cardes. |