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.
Guillotine Facts. 1  Total weight of a guillotine is about 1278 lbs. 2  The guillotine metal blade weighs about 88.2 lbs. 3  The height of guillotine posts average about 14 feet.  The falling blade has a rate of speed of about 21 feet/ 1 second. Just the actual beheading takes 2/100 of a second.