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splay⋅foot

[spley-foot] noun, plural -feet, adjective
–noun
1. a broad, flat foot, esp. 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.
–adjective Also, splayfooted.
3. of, pertaining to, or afflicted with splayfoot.
4. clumsy or awkward.

Origin:
1540–50; splay + foot
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splay·foot   (splā'fŏŏt')   
n.  
  1. A physical deformity characterized by abnormally flat and turned-out feet.

  2. A foot so affected.

splay'foot'ed adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: splay·foot
Pronunciation: 'splA-"fut, -'fut
Function: noun
: a foot abnormally flattened and spread out; specifically : FLATFOOTsplay·foot·ed /-'fut-&d/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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splayfoot splay·foot (splā'f&oobreve;t')
n.
See flatfoot.

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