foot-binding

[ foot-bahyn-ding ]

noun
  1. (formerly in China) the act or practice of tightly binding the feet of infant girls to keep the feet as small as possible.

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How to use foot-binding in a sentence

  • And they say that one girl out of ten dies of foot-binding or its after-effects.

    The Child in the Midst | Mary Schauffler Labaree