footslog

American

[foot-slog] / ˈfʊtˌslɒg /

verb (used without object)

footslogged, footslogging

to go on foot through or as if through mud.

footslog British

/ ˈfʊtˌslɒɡ /

verb

(intr) to march; tramp

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Other Word Forms

footslogger noun

Etymology

Origin of footslog

First recorded in 1895–1900; foot + slog

Example Sentences

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This footslog, which has brought him two wickets so far in carefully rationed spells, sounds as if it has better career prospects.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2010

If Mussolini's cheering troops had to footslog their way into Abyssinia from the blanketing coast of Eritrea, their cheers would not last long after they hit the Danakil.

From Time Magazine Archive

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