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flat·foot (-fo̵ot′)

noun

  1. a condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, so that the entire sole meets the ground
  2. pl. flatfoots -·foots′ or flatfeet -·feet′Slang a policeman: so called from the notion that flat feet result from walking a beat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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