clawfoot

English

Etymology

From claw +‎ foot.

Noun

clawfoot (countable and uncountable, plural clawfeet)

1. (medicine, uncountable) 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. (countable) A foot of this kind.
3. (countable) A decorative foot on a bathtub etc. resembling a claw.

Related terms

• clawfooted

Anagrams

• wolfcoat