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clubfoot

[ kluhb-foot ]

noun

plural clubfeet
  1. a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
  2. the condition of having such a foot; talipes.
  3. Also called club. Nautical. a short boom for fastening to the foot of a jib.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲfǴdze adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clubfoot1

First recorded in 1530–40; club + foot
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Tai was born with clubfoot and in 2022 had an operation where her right leg was amputated from below the knee because of pain and discomfort.

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When grown in quantity or repeatedly in one spot, they can foster a root-distorting fungus called clubfoot.

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One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.

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Her life has been marked by the stigma of clubfoot, and she wipes away tears as she recalls her childhood.

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Larys, who walks with a limp because of a clubfoot, falls into this trope, his compensating strength being a gift for collecting court secrets.

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