instep

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The definition of instep is the arched part of your foot between your ankle and the ball of the foot, or the font part of the hind leg of a horse.

(noun)

The top part of the foot is an example of the instep.

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See instep in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the top surface of the foot, between the ankle and the toes
  2. the part of a shoe or stocking that covers this
  3. the front part of the hind leg of a horse, between the hock and the pastern joint

Origin: prob. in- + step

See instep in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The arched middle part of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
  2. The part of a shoe or stocking covering the instep.

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Origin: Middle English

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