toe drop

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toe drop - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Toe drop \Toe drop\ (Med.)
     A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed
     and the heel elevated.
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  Toe \Toe\, n. [OE. too, taa, AS. t[=a]; akin to D. teen, G.
     zehe, OHG. z[=e]ha, Icel. t[=a], Sw. t[*a], Dan. taa; of
     uncertain origin. [root]60.]
     1. (Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the
        foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his
        toe." --Shak.
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     2. (Zool.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
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     3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the
        foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
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     4. (Mach.)
        (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving
            shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
        (b) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends,
            of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is
            moved.
        (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece,
            acting as a cam to lift another piece.
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     Toe biter (Zool.), a tadpole; a polliwig.
  
     Toe drop (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which
        the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes
        equinus. See Talipes.
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