crowfeet
plural of crowfoot
Source: Wiktionary
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
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
