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splayfoot

[ spley-foot ]
/ ˈspleɪˌfʊt /
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noun, plural splay·feet.
a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
Pathology. this condition as a deformity in which the arch is very low or absent and weight is borne on the entire sole; flatfoot.
adjective Also splay·foot·ed.
of, relating to, or having splayfoot.
clumsy or awkward.
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Origin of splayfoot

First recorded in 1540–50; splay + foot
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British Dictionary definitions for splayfoot

splayfoot
/ (ˈspleɪˌfʊt) /

noun plural -feet
pathol another word for flatfoot (def. 1)
a foot of which the toes are spread out, as in certain breeds of dog used in hunting waterfowl

Derived forms of splayfoot

splayfooted, adjectivesplayfootedly, adverb
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