SPLAYFOOT

splayfooted, splayfoot

(adjective) having feet that turn outward

flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus

(noun) a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

splayfoot (countable and uncountable, plural splayfeet)

(uncountable) A deformity in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards.

(countable) A foot exhibiting that deformity.

Source: Wiktionary


Splay"foot`, n.; pl. Splayfeet (.

Definition: A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat foot.

Splay"foot`, Splay"foot`ed a.

Definition: Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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