instop

2 definitions found

instop - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also instop, instup.]
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     1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front
        of the ankle joint.
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     2. The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the
        instep[1].
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     3. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals,
        between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
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  Instop \In*stop"\, v. t.
     To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams.
     [Obs.] --Dryden.
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