footlong
nounEtymology From foot + long.
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A hot dog or submarine sandwich measuring a foot in length.
footlong
adjEtymology From foot + long.
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One foot long.
- Like carved teak statues with footlong cigars stuck in their wooden faces, the two old creatures gazed at the 'Ingaleikma' as English yokels might gaze at a Zulu warrior in full regalia.1934, George Orwell, chapter 5, in Burmese Days: