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footmeal

Footmeal (adv) means Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.

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Step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.
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Etymology

From Middle English footmele, fotmelen, from Old English fōtmǣlum (“step by step, by degrees”), dative plural of Old English fōtmǣl (“a foot-measure, one foot”), equivalent to foot + -meal.

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What is the meaning of footmeal?

"footmeal" (adv) means step by step: incrementally, little by little, by degrees, one foot (measure) at a time.

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