Found 1 items, similar to Footing course.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Footing course Footing \Foot"ing\, n. 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. [1913 Webster] In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. --Holder. [1913 Webster] 2. Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. [1913 Webster] As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Relative condition; state. [1913 Webster] Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread. [1913 Webster] Hark, I hear the footing of a man. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. [1913 Webster] 6. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking. [1913 Webster] 7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures. [1913 Webster] 8. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster] 9. (Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. [1913 Webster] Footing course (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above. To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop. --Wright. Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof. [1913 Webster]