club foot

noun

Furniture.

1. 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

noun

1. 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

2. a foot so deformed

3. nautical a boom attached to the foot of a jib

Other Word Forms

• club-footed adjective

Example Sentences

Fellow Corby mother, Maggie Mahon, whose son was born with a club foot, said seeing the show was "emotional".

From BBC

"One of the main dangers within breeding programs for some horses is inbreeding, which happens when mating animals are too closely related; in horses, it can cause genetic defects like club foot and loss of fertility," Cothran explained.

From Science Daily

However, Dr Brier - known as "Mr Mummy" for his expertise in mummification - now questions the idea that Tutankhamun had a club foot, from looking at his bones.

From BBC

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

From Washington Post

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

From Los Angeles Times