Definition of spade foot
:a terminal enlargement of the straight square furniture leg especially of the late 18th century that sweeps outward in an abrupt curve on each side and then gradually tapers downward
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spadefoot
noun
variants:
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spadefoot toad
Definition of spadefoot
plural spadefoots
or spadefoot toads
:any of several burrowing toads of the family Pelobatidae in which the inner bone of the tarsus has a strong sharp-edged horny sheath with which they dig
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First Known Use of spadefoot
1867
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