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Crowfoot  n.  
1.
(Bot.) The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
2.
(Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
3.
(Mil.) A caltrop. (Written also crow's-foot)
4.
(Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc.


Crow's-foot  n.  (pl. crow's-feet)  
1.
pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes.
2.
(Mil.) A caltrop. (Written also crowfoot)
3.
(Arch.) Same as Bird's-mouth. (U.S.)





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... best plants are water-crowfoot, water-starwort, and the great water moss. Anacharis should not be introduced into any water, either pond or stream, unless it can be kept down easily. It will otherwise become ...
— Amateur Fish Culture • Charles Edward Walker


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