club foot

American

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.

club foot British

noun

Technical name: talipes. a congenital deformity of the foot, esp one in which the foot is twisted so that most of the weight rests on the heel
a foot so deformed
nautical a boom attached to the foot of a jib

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club-footed adjective

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King Tut had a club foot and scoliosis, possibly caused by the tradition of incest among the royal family.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

Last year the show had its first contestant with a disability, Hugo Hammond, who was born with a club foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

When Jean-Luc Baker was born with a club foot, a doctor gave his parents a grim prognosis.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

His baby was born with a club foot, and the government-funded resettlement agency could not help get him an appointment in Charlotte for months.

From Fox News • Jan. 18, 2022

On her lap was a little boy of four years with a club foot.

From The Practice of Autosuggestion by Coué, Emile

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