two-footed
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English two-foted, equivalent to two + footed. Compare Old English twifēte (“two-footed”), Old Norse tvífættr (“two-footed”).
Adjective edit
two-footed (not comparable)
- Having two legs or feet.
- Synonym: bipedal
- (sports) Ambidextrous of the feet; having equal ability with either foot.
- Synonym: ambipedal
- 1953 February 21, The Sporting Globe, Melbourne, page 7, column 2:
- Fred Flanagan, for two-footed kicking, marking ability and instinctive leadership, has been the best of the centre half forwards, but not much ahead of "Whopper" Lane.
- Oct 20, 2010, Cameron Smith, Yahoo! Sports Blog, Two-footed Georgia placekicker creating quite a stir
- (soccer) Using both feet.
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd.
Translations edit
having two feet or legs — see bipedal
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