crossfoot

[ kraws-foot, kros- ]

verb (used without object)

1. Accounting. to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.

Other Words From

• crossfooting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crossfoot¹

cross- + foot

Example Sentences

For two full seasons, and even this spring, Bonus Baby Bertoia sometimes performed like a crossfoot clown in the field and was too tense at bat to hit his hat size.

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