chiropody

chi·rop·o·dy

[ki-rop-uh-dee, kahy- or, often, shuh-]
noun

Origin:
1885–90; chiro- + -pody; see -pod, -y3

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chiropody (kɪˈrɒpədɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the treatment of the feet, esp the treatment of corns, verrucas, etc
 
chi'ropodist
 
n
 
chiropodial
 
adj

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Chiropody is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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chiropody chi·rop·o·dy (kĭ-rŏp'ə-dē, shĭ-)
n.
See podiatry.

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