Pot foot

Pot foot
Polt Polt, n. [Cf. E. pelt, L. pultare to beat, strike.] A blow or thump. --Halliwell. -- a. Distorted. [1913 Webster]

{Pot foot}, a distorted foot. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]


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