hammer toe

noun

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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Meanings

nounhammer toe (countable and uncountable, plural hammer toes)

plural hammer toes · alternative hammertoe

  1. uncountableA medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.

    The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.

  2. countableA toe suffering from such condition.

    My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.

    1 more example

    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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MLA

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Chicago

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