Toe the line 1813 publication had used the term "toe the mark" which had the same meaning as "toe the line's" modern usage, where the author wrote "He began to think it was high time to toe the mark." An 1828 publication also used "toe the plank" with a similar meaning. Over the years the term has been attributed to sports, including toeing the starting line in track events and toeing a center line in boxing, where boxers were instructed to line up on either side of to start a match. However, the earlier boxing term was "toeing the scratch", referring to a
Holy Name Medical Center Holy Name Medical Center Holy Name Medical Center is a fully accredited, not-for-profit healthcare facility based in Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, with off-site locations throughout Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties. Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1925, the comprehensive 361-bed medical center offers medical practice and technology. With its growing "Korean Medical Program", Holy Name Medical Center has undertaken an effort to provide comprehensive health care services to underinsured and uninsured Korean patients from a wide area and also launched a similar "Chinese Medical Program" and "Filipino Medical Program" in 2015