Meaning

(printing, historical) A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms..

Definitions by Sense

1. (printing, historical) A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.
2. A blade with one straight edge and one edge which runs parallel for most of the blade's length until it curves abruptly (almost at a right angle) down to a point at the tip, resulting in less of a piercing point than on a Wharncliffe; (loosely) a Wharncliffe.

Example Sentences

These small blades are quite odd looking, as they don't have a point. The edge of a sheepsfoot blade is commonly straight. The spine is often quite straight, but it suddenly veers almost straight down to meet the edge at the tip.

Word Forms

• sheep's foot

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When Should You Use Sheep's foot?

Use sheep's foot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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