crowfeet

Variant of crowfoot

noun pl. crowfoots or crowfeet

  1. any of a number of plants of the buttercup family, characterized by simple or variously lobed leaves somewhat resembling a crow's foot, esp. any of a genus (Ranunculus) of chiefly yellow-flowered plants
  2. caltrop (sense )
  3. Naut. an arrangement of cords run through a block pulley to suspend an awning, etc.
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