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Crowfoot

Crow′footˊ

(kr?′f??tˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
The genus
Ranunculus
, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
2.
(Naut.)
A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
3.
(Mil.)
A caltrop.
[Written also
crow’s-foot
.]
4.
(Well Boring)
A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc.
Raymond.

Definition 2024


crowfoot

crowfoot

English

Noun

crowfoot (plural crowfoots or crowfeet)

  1. Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups

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