A congenital deformity of the foot in which it is twisted inward and downward, making normal walking difficult without treatment.
From 'club' (the shape resembles a wooden club) plus 'foot.' The term dates to at least the 16th century and reflects the appearance of the twisted, rigid foot characteristic of the medical condition talipes.
Famous people like Lord Byron were born with clubfoot, and despite the deformity, he became one of history's greatest poets—today we'd just call it a medical condition, but the name 'clubfoot' stuck around for centuries even though it's considered offensive now.
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