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 splayfooted.

of, relating to, or afflicted with splayfoot.

clumsy or awkward.

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Origin of splayfoot

First recorded in 1540–50; splay + foot

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Example sentences from the Web for splayfoot

Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It made sense with so many suspects at hand, less so with the tower entrance separated from them by a forty foot wall.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.
Even Grade School Kids Are Protesting the Garner Killing Now|Caitlin Dickson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
We see the whole land, even if but at a distance, instead of being limited merely to the spot where our foot treads.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
But there is a pinnacle of human success and of human opinion, on which human foot was never yet permitted to rest.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

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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Medical definitions for splayfoot

splayfoot

[ splā′fut′ ]

n.

flatfoot

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splayfoot

noun, plural splay·feet.

adjective Also splayfooted.

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British Dictionary definitions for splayfoot

noun plural -feet

Derived forms of splayfoot

Medical definitions for splayfoot

n.