foot doctor. 1  chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet. 2  Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg.
guillotine noun (DEVICE) âº [ C or S ] a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads: King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
1. a device for beheading a person, consisting of a heavy blade that drops between two posts serving to guide its fall. 2. any of various machines or instruments that cut powerfully and quickly, esp. one with a blade that drops vertically, as for trimming metal, paper, etc. v.t. 3. to behead by the guillotine.