[f. FOOT sb. + -LING.]
† 1. The footstalk or petiole of a flower. Obs.
1562. Turner, Herbal, II. 41 b. A long small pediculo, that is a footlyng or footstalcke.
2. In a rowing boat: (see quot.).
1857. P. Colquhoun, Comp. Oarsman’s Guide, 7. Footlings, or shifting battens … consist of long strips of board 21/2 inches broad and an inch apart, secured by cross pieces underneath them.
