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crow·foot (krō′fo̵ot′)

noun pl. crowfoots -·foots′ or crowfeet -·feet′

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
caltrop (sense )
Naut. an arrangement of cords run through a block pulley to suspend an awning, etc.

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