English Explanatory Dictionary

clawfoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

clawfoot clawfeet

Etymology

From claw + foot.

Related words

clawfooted
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