noun

1. the claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal
2. a human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp
3. the part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned
4. in card games, the stock remaining after the cards are dealt
5. Archit. an ogee molding

Etymology: ME, talon, claw < OFr, heel, spur < VL *talo < L talus, ankle