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chiropody

[ ki-rop-uh-dee, kahy-or, often, shuh- ]

noun



chiropody

/ ˌkaɪrəʊˈpəʊdɪəl; kɪˈrɒpədɪ /

noun

  1. the treatment of the feet, esp the treatment of corns, verrucas, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • chiropodial, adjective
  • chiˈropodist, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chiropody1

1885–90; chiro- + -pody; -pod, -y 3
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Example Sentences

But send him along—mebbe my spellin' an', as the fellow says, chiropody, aint what it ort to be—anyway we'll try him.

Hairdressing and shampooing, manicuring and chiropody, are almost exclusively the work of girls and women.

Let us abandon the profession of chiropody, and buy estates at Nouvelle Saar-Louis.

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