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On foot

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  1. 1
    On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal.

    "The pub's not far: let's go on foot."

  2. 2
    On the move; astir. archaic
  3. 3
    In progress or in preparation; active, in operation.

    "[W]ithin a short time it was generally believed at Naples, that a treaty of marriage was on foot between Zeluco and the young lady in question […]."

Etymology

From Middle English on fote, from Old English on fōte (“on foot”), equivalent to on + foot.

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