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splayfoot

American  
[spley-foot] / ˈspleɪˌfʊt /

noun

plural

splayfeet

  1. a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.

  2. 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

  1. of, relating to, or having splayfoot.

  2. clumsy or awkward.

splayfoot British  
/ ˈspleɪˌfʊt /

noun

  1. pathol another word for flatfoot

  2. a foot of which the toes are spread out, as in certain breeds of dog used in hunting waterfowl

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Other Word Forms

  • splayfooted adjective
  • splayfootedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of splayfoot

First recorded in 1540–50; splay + foot

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Mort Sahl earned $100,000 a year kidding the splayfoot, clayfoot maneuvers of the middle class, in and out of ofiice.

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