CROWFEET

Noun

crowfeet

plural of crowfoot

Source: Wiktionary


CROWFOOT

Crow"foot` (kr"ft`), n.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]

4. (Well Boring)

Definition: A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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