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Clubfoot — Club foot, n. [Club + foot.] (Med.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clubfoot — also club foot, 1530s, from CLUB (Cf. club) (n.) + FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
clubfoot — [klub′foot΄] n. 1. a congenital deformity of the foot, characterized by a misshapen or twisted appearance; talipes 2. pl. clubfeet [klub′fēt΄] a foot so deformed clubfooted adj … English World dictionary
Clubfoot — A common malformation of the foot that is evident at birth. The foot is turned in sharply so that the person seems to be walking on their ankle. The medical term for the common ( classic ) type of clubfoot is talipes equinovarus. Clubfoot can… … Medical dictionary
clubfoot — Talipes Tal i*pes, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. [1913 Webster] Note: Several varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clubfoot George — George Lane, better known as Clubfoot George, was an alleged outlaw who was hanged on January 13, 1864, in Virginia City, Montana. Lane was later alleged to be a member of a criminal gang known as the Gang of Innocents and sentenced to death. The … Wikipedia
clubfoot — noun Date: 1538 a congenitally misshapen foot twisted out of position; also this deformity • clubfooted adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
clubfoot — clubfooted, adj. /klub foot /, n., pl. clubfeet for 1. 1. a congenitally deformed or distorted foot. 2. the condition of having such a foot; talipes. 3. Also called club. Naut. a short boom for fastening to the foot of a jib. [1530 40; CLUB +… … Universalium
clubfoot — Synonyms and related words: arch, bowlegs, camelback, cleft palate, crookback, defacement, deformation, deformity, digit, disfigurement, dog, extremity, fetlock, flatfoot, foot, forefoot, forepaw, freakishness, harefoot, harelip, heel, hoof,… … Moby Thesaurus
clubfoot — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. splayfoot, Dutch foot, taliped, talipes. See distortion … English dictionary for students
