FOOTLING
\fˈʊtlɪŋ], \fˈʊtlɪŋ], \f_ˈʊ_t__l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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(informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
By Princeton University
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In obstetrics, with the feet foremost, as a f. presentation.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.