clubfoot

[ kluhb-foot ]

/ ˈklʌbˌfʊt /

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noun, plural club·feet for 1.

a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.

the condition of having such a foot; talipes.

Also called club. Nautical. a short boom for fastening to the foot of a jib.

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Origin of clubfoot

First recorded in 1530–40; club + foot

OTHER WORDS FROM clubfoot

clubfooted, adjective

Other definitions for clubfoot (2 of 2)

club foot

noun Furniture.

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.

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How to use clubfoot in a sentence

The abnormality of club-foot may be pointed to as a reversion to the shape of the foot in the anthropoid apes.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Common illustrations of such deforming developmental accidents are harelip, cleft palate, and club foot.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
He drew his club-foot a little further back; Felix seemed to be looking at it absently.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
"Make room there," the waiter called to the vagrants, giving the sleeping Jungel a push with his club foot.
Complete Short Works|Georg Ebers

His grim face, white and rigid, and his big club foot hanging pathetically from those black arms, could not be mistaken.
The Clansman|Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for clubfoot

club foot

noun

a congenital deformity of the foot, esp one in which the foot is twisted so that most of the weight rests on the heelTechnical name: talipes

a foot so deformed

nautical a boom attached to the foot of a jib

Derived forms of club foot

club-footed, adjective

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