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Flatfoot

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Noun

1. flatfoot, patrolman

a policeman who patrols a given region

2. flatfoot, pes planus, splayfoot

a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flatfoot

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noun
1. Also called: splayfoot
a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep arch
2. plural -foots or -feet a slang word (usually derogatory) for a policeman

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Flatfoot

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noun
1. 
a condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, so that the entire sole meets the ground
2. Word forms: plural ˈflatˌfoots or ˈflatˌfeet Slang
a policeman
so called from the notion that flat feet result from walking a beat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flatfoot

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n.
1. pl. flat·feet (-fēt′) A condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down so that the entire sole makes contact with the ground.
2. pl. flat·foots
a. Informal A person with flat feet.
b. Slang A police officer.
intr.v. flat·foot·ed, flat·foot·ing, flat·foots
To walk in a flat-footed manner: "He flatfooted along, twirling his club" (James T. Farrell).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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