How is your italian, Randall ... rusty ?
Definitely the terms 'one foot' and 'too foot' were part of current crossbow terminology in Europe.
Hee is a link mentioning that these terms were used in medieval Italy. Scroll dow to the
martinetto (jack) section:
http://www.arcoebalestra.it/index.php?sub=balestra
You will read:
Il termine medioevale di balestre a "un piede" o a "due piedi" indica modelli diversificati dal modo di caricamento.
meaning (+ or -):
The medieval crossbow terms "one foot" or to "two feet" indicate the way of loading (arming) the diverse models.