splayfoot

[ spley-foot ]

noun,plural splay·feet.
  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.

adjectiveAlso splay·foot·ed.
  1. of, relating to, or having splayfoot.

  2. clumsy or awkward.

Origin of splayfoot

1
First recorded in 1540–50; splay + foot

Words Nearby splayfoot

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British Dictionary definitions for splayfoot

splayfoot

/ (ˈspleɪˌfʊt) /


nounplural -feet
  1. pathol another word for flatfoot (def. 1)

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

Derived forms of splayfoot

  • splayfooted, adjective
  • splayfootedly, adverb

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