Obstetrics. [f. FOOT sb. + —LING.] With the feet foremost.
1734. W. Giffard, Cases in Midwifry, lxxxix. 215. A Delivery where the Child came Footling, and was protruded as far as the Shoulders, the Head sticking between the bones of the Pelvis.
1801. Med. Jrnl., V. April, 312. The child was smaller than usual, and the presentation footling.
