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flatfoot
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun flatfoot has 2 senses
- flatfoot(n = noun.person) patrolman - a policeman who patrols a given region; Array is a kind of law officer, lawman, peace officer
- flatfoot(n = noun.body) pes planus, splayfoot - a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out; Array is a kind of foot, human foot, pes
CIDE DICTIONARY
flatfoot,
A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot. [1913 Webster]
flatfoot, n.
a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [PJC]
THESAURUS
flatfoot
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