Definitions

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  • noun 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.
  • noun countable A foot of this kind.
  • noun countable A decorative foot on a bathtub etc. resembling a claw.

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  • noun a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw

Etymologies

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claw +‎ foot

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Examples

  • 'I kept that wallpaper because it's pretty cool,' said Ms. Yochum of the bathroom shown here with its original clawfoot tub.

    Dutch Victorian in Ditmas Park Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

  • Fantastic free standing clawfoot tub in a luxurious bathroom with great products and accessories.

    Angels' Pawn is out! Psst...something cool in the post [Edited] Nalini Singh 2009

  • Each bathroom is fitted with a freestanding Victorian clawfoot bathtub.

    Dutch Colonial in Bali 2011

  • He let the steam curl over the edge of the clawfoot tub before he tossed his boxers aside and exposed his precious skin to the water.

    Doggone Mark Meier 2011

  • I was busy awaiting the arrival of an insect, concentrating on the sodden strip of bathroom tilethe one just alongside the tub’s foremost clawfoot from which earwigs or silverfish might emerge.

    Excerpt: Asta in the Wings by Jan Elizabeth Watson 2009

  • I love feeling the vibration of a water drop as my foot is pressed against the edge of my clawfoot tub.

    I love. « 2008

  • We already tried out the clawfoot tub, and it was like a little slice of Heaven.

    Salut Jes Battis 2008

  • A huge bathroom with a massive porcelain clawfoot tub connected them.

    Platinum Aliya S. King 2010

  • The clawfoot tub shown here is from the original home.

    Miami Home, Bali Touch 2010

  • He also wanted the carved moldings on many of the door frames, the cast-iron clawfoot tub, two enamel stoves, a dozen built-in cabinet doors, five large mirrors and a lawyer's bookcase he spotted on the third floor.

    You're Getting Rid of the Fireplaces?! Julia Angwin 2010

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