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flatfoot
noun flat·foot \-ˌfu̇t (always so in sense 3), ˌflat-ˈ\
plural flat·feet \-ˌfēt, -ˈfēt\
Definition of FLATFOOT
1
: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground
2
: a foot affected with flatfoot
3
a or plural flatfoots slang : police officer; especially : a patrolman walking a regular beat b slang : sailor
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First Known Use of FLATFOOT
1860
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Rhymes with FLATFOOT
afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot
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flatfoot
noun flat·foot \-ˈfu̇t, -ˌfu̇t\
plural flat·feet \-ˈfēt, -ˌfēt\
Medical Definition of FLATFOOT
1
: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground
2
: a foot affected with flatfoot
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