flatfoot

[ flat-foot or, for 1, -foot ]

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noun,plural flat·feet for 1, flat·foots for 2, 3.

Pathology.
- a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground.
- Also flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
Slang. a police officer; cop.

Older Slang. a sailor.

Origin of flatfoot

First recorded in 1865–70; flat¹ + foot

Words Nearby flatfoot

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How to use flatfoot in a sentence

It is bad shoeing that makes so many people suffer from flatfoot.
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There was no need to measure them particularly; all they needed was an ordinary set of flatfoot braces.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
Out of twenty-four who thought they had rheumatism in the feet or legs eighteen proved to be cases of flatfoot.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
There is, at the present day, a tendency to recommend too freely the wearing of flatfoot braces or arches.
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It must not be forgotten that the worst forms of cold feet are found among those suffering from flatfoot.
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British Dictionary definitions for flatfoot

flatfoot

/ (ˈflætˌfʊt) /

noun

Also called: splayfoot a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep arch
plural -foots or -feet a slang word (usually derogatory) for a policeman

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