give the foot

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The tarsal and metatarsal bones are united so as to give the foot an arched form, convex above, and concave 45 below.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

The division of the inferior extremity of the principal metacarpal into two parts is correlated with the two perfect digits which give the foot of the ruminant its forked appearance.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

If one attempts to take up one foot, thus causing the subject to stand on the other, there is much resistance and in many cases the animal refuses to give the foot.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor