clawfoot

noun

Etymology

From claw + foot.

  1. inherited from *pṓds
  2. inherited from *fōts
  3. inherited from *fōt
  4. inherited from fōt
  5. inherited from fot
  6. compounded as clawfoot — “claw + foot

Definitions

  1. A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when…

    A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when bearing weight, i.e. it has a fixed plantar flexion.

  2. A foot of this kind.

  3. A decorative foot on a bathtub etc. resembling a claw.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA