hammer toe
noun1
A medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
- The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammer toe.
2
A toe suffering from such condition.
- My sister has hammer toes on both feet and consequently avoids the family hiking expeditions.
- He had contracted a hammer-toe from his solitary walking about the town.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 539:
- Related terms
- mallet toe