slew-foot

American  

[sloo-foot] / ˈsluˌfʊt /

noun

slew-foots plural

1. a foot that is turned outward, especially in a clumsy way.

2. a person who walks with their feet turned outward, especially clumsily.

3. Ice Hockey. an instance of slew-footing.

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verb (used with object)

slew-footed, slew-footing

1. Ice Hockey. to commit the offence of slew-footing against (an opponent).

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• slew-footing
  noun
• slew-footed
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• slew-foots
  plural

Example Sentences

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slew-foot slew-footed slew-footing

Oates, the Washington coach, said after the game that it “looked like a slew-foot to me” and called it “a very dangerous play.”

From New York Times ● May 13, 2013

It’s a dirty slew-foot and we’re shorthanded from it.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2013

While playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game on Dec. 7, 2013, Orpik was slew-footed by the Boston Bruins’ Shawn Thornton and took a hard fall.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2016

The metre is slew-footed, the ideas are ignobly feeble, the rhymes set your teeth on edge.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a one-game suspension for a “a slew-footing incident” in the AHL in 2018.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Brad Marchand, the Bruins' leading scorer, served the first of a three-game suspension for slew-footing Calgary’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson in Sunday’s game.

From Fox News ● Dec. 1, 2021

Brad Marchand, the Bruins’ leading scorer, served the first of a three-game suspension for slew-footing Calgary’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson in Sunday’s game.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

Bruins C Brad Marchand sat out the second game of a two-game suspension for slew-footing the Rangers’ Derick Brassard.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2015

Stefan’s Lizzy the Boxer: On the elusive etymology of slew-footing,  a hockey violation similar to tripping.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2013