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sheep's foot

sheep's foot is the alternative form of sheepsfoot.

Meaning of sheepsfoot

Noun

sheepsfoot

  1. (historical) A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.
  2. A blade with one straight edge and one edge which runs parallel for most of the blade's length until it curves abruptly (almost at a right angle) down to a point at the tip, resulting in less of a piercing point than on a Wharncliffe; (loosely) a Wharncliffe.
    • These small blades are quite odd looking, as they don't have a point. The edge of a sheepsfoot blade is commonly straight. The spine is often quite straight, but it suddenly veers almost straight down to meet the edge at the tip.2021 March 5, Jake Welsh, Bladesmithing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forging Your Own Knives for Beginners, Novelty Publishing LLC, page 36

Questions about sheep's foot

What is sheep's foot the alternative form of?
Sheep's foot is the alternative form of sheepsfoot.

Words near sheep's foot in the dictionary

  1. sheep walk
  2. sheep wash
  3. sheep's eye
  4. sheep's eyes
  5. sheep's fescue
  6. sheep's foot
  7. sheep's head
  8. sheep's heads
  9. sheep's-bit
  10. sheep-bell
  11. sheep-bells

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