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cracked heels

British  

plural noun

  1. another name for scratches

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She began to research how to take care of feet when she started to develop cracked heels.

From Los Angeles Times

Kendra despised working on Nero’s feet the most, from the roughness of his cracked heels, to the smooth pads of his calluses, to the lumpy bunions on his toes.

From Literature

I rubbed Vicks into my cracked heels and took so many hot baths I lost count.

From Literature

Just like we use pumice stones to scrape dead skin off cracked heels during pedicures, bowhead whales may be using boulders at the bottom of the ocean to exfoliate, new research says.

From The Verge

After blending the ingredients into a paste, use the mixture to scrub hard skin and cracked heels.

From US News