slew-foot

Noun

slue-foot (plural slue-feet)

1. (Canada, US) A foot that is large and turned outwards or is otherwise awry.
   • 'As the old folks say, it runs in the family - like double-jointed thumbs runs in Sis' Tempy's family, and slue-feet in Tom Jenkins's family.' This raised a smile. Tempy examined her thumbs, and Tom glanced down at his slue-foot with consequence, suddenly recognising them as ancestral trophies.1896 September 12, The Maitland Weekly Mercury, NSW, page 15, column 1
2. (Canada, US) A person with slue-feet.
   • For, up a narrow little path which ran down athwart the face of the palisade came Uncle John Swafford with Robert Samuel on his arm; and behind them followed, grinning, the slew-foot Jim Swafford, with a blanket on his shoulder.1907 April 20, The Wagga Wagga Express, NSW, page 6, column 4
3. (Canada, US, slang) A detective or police officer.
   • Military Intelligence seems to be on the spot in a quiet sort of way. I just met a G-2 slue-foot and he was a most efficient guy! They're keeping low, I think, until they nail their man.1943 October 9, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 3, column 4
4. (preceded by definite article) A dance that had a brief popularity in the mid to late 1950s.
   • Since Fred Astaire introduced it in the movie 'Daddy Longlegs,' the Slue-foot has become the new dance craze of the world.1955 June 4, The Mirror, Perth, page 11, column 5