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devil's claw
1. Naut.
a. ‘A very strong kind of split hook made to grasp a link of a chain cable, and used as a stopper’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.).
b. A grapnel.
2. Conchol. A species of Scorpion shell (Pteroceras Scorpio) from the Indian Ocean.
3. devil's claws, Herb.
a. The Corn Crowfoot;
b. The Bird's-foot Trefoil.
1878Britten & Holland Plant-n. 148 Devil's Claws, (1) Ranunculus arvensis, so called from the dislike which farmers have for one of the worst of weeds and from the hooks which terminate each seed. Wight. (2) Lotus corniculatus. Somerset. |