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
As an infant, Henry could toddle about only with difficulty because he was badly club-footed and on his left foot he had only one toe, the great.
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
It was noted that the cubs bred in captivity were club-footed and variously deformed, and in many cases were either born dead or survived but a few weeks.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association
