club foot
noun
a knoblike foot formed from the end of a cabriole leg as a continuation of its lines: less flat than a pad foot but otherwise similar.
club-footed
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a word derived from
club foot.
Example Sentences
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"Here we are, talking of changing the world: George, the Lord Byron and Bysshe Shelley ... a pale vegetarian and a club-footed sodomite."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2012
That Hitler may take away what Hitler has given appeared not unlikely from a violent outburst by club-footed Minister of Propaganda & Public Enlightenment Dr. Paul Josef Goebbels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Looking club-footed in high-heeled stage shoes, Mr. Tagliabue was not so bad that the critics had to boo him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bewildered correspondents could get no news of the shooting at the Ministry of Propaganda & Public Enlightenment, which they found strangely vacated by club-footed Minister Paul Josef Goebbels and his propaganda staff.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was club-footed and could only hobble about with difficulty—an excuse he would, no doubt, urge for the disorder of his sanctuary.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
