feet

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The resting-place for the feet was a piece of wood flat on the upper surface, with a strap to it which could be fastened round the feet or not.

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  • He had changed his garb of ceremony and servitude; he wore grey now, one of those stomach-exposing, large-tailed coats which lend even to the straightest man the appearance of being bandy-legged; and upon his feet were a pair of tried and proven cloth boots The porter, his waistcoat buttoned for the occasion, carried out a leather suit-case and placed it in the car, then stood aside, holding open the door, as the Baron and Von Wetten appeared from the hall. —  Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories
  • How many other feet are there containing the same number of syllables? —  Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7
  • When all four feet are affected it may be impossible to use slings, for the reason that the patient refuses to support any of his weight and simply hangs in them. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • Bad and careless shoers we do meet with, but let us be honest and say that the rarity of these accidents points rather to the general care and attention given by these much-abused mechanics From the construction of the horse's foot (being incased in an impermeable, horny box), and from the elasticity of the horn closing the orifice, punctured wounds of the feet are almost always productive of lameness. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • It turned sideways with his weight, slowly at first, and fell with a clatter on the drip-stones, when his feet were already touching the ground. —  Stradella
 

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