crowfoot

crowfoot is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
  2. 2.(Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]
  3. 3.(Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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