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footwriting

footwriting noun: writing with the foot, as performed by those whose disability prevents them from writing with the hand.

Noun

footwriting (uncountable)

  1. Writing with the foot, as performed by those whose disability prevents them from writing with the hand.
    • When a person becomes fluid in writing using an alternate method such as other-hand writing or footwriting, they will have retained many similar characteristics to their previous writing.2002, Katherine Koppenhaver, Attorney's guide to document examination, page 82

Origin of footwriting

From foot + writing.

Questions about footwriting

What does footwriting mean?
Footwriting means writing with the foot, as performed by those whose disability prevents them from writing with the hand.
What part of speech is footwriting?
Footwriting is a noun.

Words near footwriting in the dictionary

  1. footwork
  2. footworks
  3. footworn
  4. footwrap
  5. footwraps
  6. footwriting
  7. footy
  8. footy tipping
  9. fooyoung
  10. fooyung
  11. foozle

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