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A printer's tool consisting of a metal bar formed into a hammer head at one end and a claw at the other, -- used as a lever and hammer.

An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i. Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by the posterior extremities moving in the order of a fast walk, and the anterior extremities in that of a slow trot. Stillman (The Horse in Motion.)

One who is six feet tall. [Colloq. U.S.]

Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad.

A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat foot.

Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.

Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.

Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. [Obs.] Nares.

Nimble; fleet. Mir. for Mag.

A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U.S.]

Uncertain; inconstant; slippery. [Obs. & R.] Beau. & Fl.

A name given to some species of morning-glory (Ipomoea) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.

Same as Tiger's-foot.

Hastening to devour; furious.

Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." Ford.

Measuring two feet; two feet long, thick, or wide; as, a two- foot rule.

Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.

rcup (Ranunculus aquatilis), used as food for cattle in parts of England. Great water crowfoot, an American water plant (Ranunculus multifidus), having deep yellow flowers.

Having webbed feet; palmiped; as, a goose or a duck is a web- footed fowl.

A foot the toes of which are connected by a membrane.