† out-footingn.
Architecture. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A projection at the base of a wall, etc.; = footing n.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Forject, a iutting, or leaning out, or ouer; a rellish, or out-footing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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