Associations to the word «Clawfoot»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CLAWFOOT, noun. (medicine) (uncountable) A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when bearing weight, i.e. it has a fixed plantar flexion.
CLAWFOOT, noun. (countable) A foot of this kind.
CLAWFOOT, noun. (countable) A decorative foot on a bathtub etc. resembling a claw.

Dictionary definition

CLAWFOOT, noun. A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw.

Wise words

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