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in⋅step

[in-step]
–noun
1. the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
2. the part of a shoe, stocking, etc., covering this surface.
3. the front of the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., between the hock and the pastern joint; cannon.

Origin:
1520–30; appar. in- 1 + step
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in·step   (ĭn'stěp')   
n.  
  1. The arched middle part of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.

  2. The part of a shoe or stocking covering the instep.


[Middle English.]
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Word Origin & History

instep 
1530, apparently from in + step, "though this hardly makes sense" [Weekley].
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·step
Pronunciation: 'in-"step
Function: noun
: the arched middle portion of the human foot in front of the ankle joint;especially : its upper surface
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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instep in·step (ĭn'stěp')
n.
The arched middle part of the foot between toes and ankle.

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