two-footed

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English two-foted, equivalent to two +‎ footed. Compare Old English twifēte (two-footed), Old Norse tvífættr (two-footed).

Adjective

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two-footed (not comparable)

  1. Having two legs or feet.
    Synonym: bipedal
  2. (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
  3. (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.

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