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hammer toe en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.
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(countable) A toe suffering from such condition.
My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.
He had contracted a hammer-toe from his solitary walking about the town.
1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 539:
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mallet toe