: a foot (as on a bathtub or piece of furniture) in the shape of a claw

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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors. Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 Days are best spent enjoying the private lake access and dock, or lounging by the indoor wood-burning fireplace and unwinding in the claw-foot tub. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026 All have custom beds and stunning tiled bathrooms; most include claw-foot tubs and wood-burning fires. Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 The port views and the claw-foot tub added to the seaside aristocratic feel. Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for claw-foot

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of claw-foot was in 1792

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“Claw-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claw-foot. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

claw foot

noun
: a deformity of the foot characterized by an exaggerated curvature of the longitudinal arch
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