c. 1600, "a pedestrian;" 1781, "a kick at football;" 1863, British student slang, "the game of football;" see foot (n.), football, -er.
his yacht is a 60-footer
the golfer sank a 40-footer
he is a six-footer
footage
football
foot-board
foot-bridge
foot-dragging
footer
footfall
foot-hill
foot-hills
foothold
footing
