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two-footed, a.|ˈtuːˌfʊtɪd|
1. a. Having two feet; biped; two-legged; standing on two feet.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. v. pr. iv. 128 (Camb. MS.) Man is a reasonable two foted beest. 1495Trevisa's Barth. De P.R. v. liv. (W. de W.) 171 The fete of fowles and of two foted beestes. 1601Holland Pliny I. 305 The Mice and Rats of ægypt..walke like as if they were two-footed. 1607[see bipedal a. 2]. a1661B. Holyday Juvenal ix. 170 He neglects me, and now seeks some other Two-footed sturdy asse. 1802Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 311 Two-footed cylindric Lizard. 1839Carlyle Chartism iv. 125 There is not a horse willing to work but can get food..; a thing this two-footed worker has to seek for. 1864Tennyson Aylmer's F. 127 He [the dog] rose Twofooted at the limit of his chain.
b. transf. Performed by the two feet.
1898R. F. Horton Commandm. Jesus i. 7 The third step in the two-footed progress.
2. Of a footballer: able to kick equally well with either foot.
1948Sporting Mirror 19 Nov. 6/2 He's a fine two-footed defender, very speedy in recovery and cool under pressure. 1969Listener 3 Apr. 473/3 Arsenal's Jimmy Robertson, naturally two-footed. 1978Sunday Express 19 Mar. 29/5 Robson drafted the inexperienced but talented, two-footed Russell Osman into his depleted defence. |