footshock

English

Etymology

foot +‎ shock

Noun

footshock (plural footshocks)

1. (biology) A mild electric shock administered to the feet of laboratory animals during a variety of psychological and other experiments

Verb

footshock (third-person singular simple present footshocks, present participle footshocking, simple past and past participle footshocked)

1. To administer such a shock

Anagrams

• hoofstock