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Definition of "clawfoot" []

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

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Use "clawfoot" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "Each bathroom is fitted with a freestanding Victorian clawfoot bathtub."
  • "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."