clubfoot

[ kluhb-foo t ]

/ ˈklʌbˌfʊt /

a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.

the condition of having such a foot; talipes.

Also called club. Nautical. a short boom for fastening to the foot of a jib.

Origin of clubfoot

First recorded in 1530–40; club + foot

club·foot·ed, adjective

That he was also bisexual and deformed by a clubfoot further made his life one of varying accommodations and rebellions.

Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy |Michael Weiss |February 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He rolled and pressed them together till they formed a very small ball, and then he took off his clubfoot boot.

'19,000' |Burford Delannoy
Clubfoot stood there, a pistol in his great hand pointed at me.

The Man with the Clubfoot |Valentine Williams
The Clubfoot legend is another story and has nothing to do with the big bear of the Castac.

Bears I Have Met--and Others |Allen Kelly

Clubfoot is a term applied to such feet as have the walls set nearly perpendicular.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture
I exulted in the sense of liberty I experienced at having once more eluded the grim clutches of Clubfoot.

The Man with the Clubfoot |Valentine Williams

clubfoot

[ klŭb′fut′ ]

A congenital deformity of the foot, usually characterized by a curled shape or a twisted position of the ankle, heel, and toes. talipes