footmanshipn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtmənʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtmənˌʃɪp/

Forms: see footman n. and -ship suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: footman n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < footman n. + -ship suffix; compare -manship suffix.

1. The action of running or walking; skill in this. Also figurative.

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1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes xv. sig. Avii What winneth the dog by his swift footemanship?

1566 T. Blundeville Bredynge of Horses ii. f. 8, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe Their sure footemanshippe..their loftye pace.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 9 The Hart pursued of the dogges, maketh foote-manship to the soile.

1614 J. Cooke Greenes Tu Quoque sig. L Ile try the nimble footmanship of your tongue.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 41 The Footman ship for which the Irish 40 years agone were very famous, is now almost quite lost among them.

1738 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 2) II. 318 The People of this County [sc. Staffordshire] have been more particularly famous than any other..for good Footmanship.

1835 Amer. Turf Reg. Jan. 241 Racing Intelligences, or Pedestrian Feats, Performed, by the Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire Pedestrians, in footmanship.

1896 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 30 Jan. 10/6 The most important test is utterly ignored. This..Footmanship, not erudition, is the thing.

1963 College Eng. 24 568/1 A college president has announced a course in ‘footmanship’, or how to walk.

2012 J. Allen Swimming with Dr Johnson & Mrs Thrale ii. iv. 150 Even the strongest runner..in addition to his nimble footmanship..would have needed to be able to pole-vault.

2. The occupation, office, or skills of a footman (in various senses).

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun] > liveried > footman or flunkey > characteristics or occupation of

footmanship1727

footmanry1749

flunkeyiana1854

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. Footmanship The Performance, Quality or Capacity of a Footman.

1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 632 The fundamental principles of footmanship.

1915 Virginia Law Rev. 3 182 The footmanship for the official equipage for the secretary of state.

1997 New York 22 Sept. 90/3 At a time when restaurants are infested with waiters who begin ‘Kinahgetchsumpintadrinki?’ and then vanish, it might sound like carping to complain about such footmanship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	footmanship
释义	footmanshipn. Brit. /ˈfʊtmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈfʊtmənˌʃɪp/ Forms: see footman n. and -ship suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: footman n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < footman n. + -ship suffix; compare -manship suffix. 1. The action of running or walking; skill in this. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes xv. sig. Avii What winneth the dog by his swift footemanship? 1566 T. Blundeville Bredynge of Horses ii. f. 8, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe Their sure footemanshippe..their loftye pace. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 9 The Hart pursued of the dogges, maketh foote-manship to the soile. 1614 J. Cooke Greenes Tu Quoque sig. L Ile try the nimble footmanship of your tongue. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 41 The Footman ship for which the Irish 40 years agone were very famous, is now almost quite lost among them. 1738 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 2) II. 318 The People of this County [sc. Staffordshire] have been more particularly famous than any other..for good Footmanship. 1835 Amer. Turf Reg. Jan. 241 Racing Intelligences, or Pedestrian Feats, Performed, by the Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire Pedestrians, in footmanship. 1896 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 30 Jan. 10/6 The most important test is utterly ignored. This..Footmanship, not erudition, is the thing. 1963 College Eng. 24 568/1 A college president has announced a course in ‘footmanship’, or how to walk. 2012 J. Allen Swimming with Dr Johnson & Mrs Thrale ii. iv. 150 Even the strongest runner..in addition to his nimble footmanship..would have needed to be able to pole-vault. 2. The occupation, office, or skills of a footman (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun] > liveried > footman or flunkey > characteristics or occupation of footmanship1727 footmanry1749 flunkeyiana1854 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. Footmanship The Performance, Quality or Capacity of a Footman. 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 632 The fundamental principles of footmanship. 1915 Virginia Law Rev. 3 182 The footmanship for the official equipage for the secretary of state. 1997 New York 22 Sept. 90/3 At a time when restaurants are infested with waiters who begin ‘Kinahgetchsumpintadrinki?’ and then vanish, it might sound like carping to complain about such footmanship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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