"foot stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foot sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foot stick (plural foot sticks)
  1. (printing, historical) A bevelled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-foot_stick-en-noun-HI27UMvf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Topics: media, printing, publishing
  2. (cartography) A narrow foot crossing (for example a log) over a stream. Categories (topical): Cartography
    Sense id: en-foot_stick-en-noun-tfBjpaZ1 Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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