Definition for IN'STEP

IN'STEP, n. [in and step.]

  1. The instep of the human foot, is the forepart of the upper side of the foot, near its junction with the leg.
  2. The instep of a horse, is that part of the hind leg, which reaches from the ham to the pastern-joint. Encyc.

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