The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crowfoot \Crow"foot`\ (kr?"f??t`), n.
1. (Bot.) The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are
common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable
beauty.
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2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block,
or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
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3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]
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4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering
broken rods, etc. --Raymond.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crow's-foot \Crow's"-foot`\ (kr?z"f??t`), n.; pl. Crow's-feet
(-f[=e]t`).
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1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or
dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the
eyes. --Tennyson.
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2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crowfoot.]
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3. (Arch.) Same as Bird's-mouth. [U.S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bird's-mouth \Bird's-mouth`\, n. (Arch.)
An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for
the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to
be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the
United States.
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