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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How to use splayfoot in a sentence

And here I thought all along it was because you was splay-foot farmers, and unfortunate, you know, that way like all nesters is.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
The entire feat had been accomplished in 6:34 1/2, setting a new world's record for red-headed farmer boys with one splay foot.
The Oakdale Affair|Edgar Rice Burroughs
Who are you, quotha, old reverend smock with the splay foot?
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3|George Augustus Sala
I mind that you said it was a splay-foot, and here's the explanation.
The Valley of Fear|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Flat-foot or splay-foot is that deformity in which there is loss of the arch, and the foot tends to be pronated and abducted.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

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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