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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SPLASH, adj. In comb. splash foot, splay foot. Ppl.adj. splash-fitted (Abd. 1971).Ags. 1833 J. S. Sands Poems 86:
I wad clear'd ye at ae whup, And turn'd your ugly splash feet up.Bnff. 1872 W. M. Philip It 'ill a' Come Richt iii.:
Betty was what is called in Scotland, or in that part of it to which she belonged “splash-footed”, that is, when she walked nearly the whole inner side of the foot was presented forward.Ags. 1892 A. Reid Howetoon 16:
Sandy's feet were very large, and terribly ‘splayed!' But large as were the ‘splash feet,' they proved too much for us.