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hammertoe

hammertoe is the alternative form of hammer toe.

Meaning of hammer toe

Noun

hammer toe (countable and uncountable, plural hammer toes)

  1. (uncountable) A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
    • The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.
  2. (countable) A toe suffering from such condition.
    • My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.

Forms of hammertoe

pluralhammertoes

Questions about hammertoe

What is hammertoe the alternative form of?
Hammertoe is the alternative form of hammer toe.

Words near hammertoe in the dictionary

  1. hammerstone
  2. hammerstones
  3. Hammerstrom
  4. Hammerstroms
  5. hammertail
  6. hammertoe
  7. hammertoes
  8. Hammerton
  9. Hammertons
  10. Hammerwich
  11. hammerwise

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