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ball-and-claw foot
[ bawl-uhn-klaw ]
/ ˈbɔl ənˈklɔ /
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noun Furniture.
a foot having the form of a bird's claw grasping a ball.
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Also called claw-and-ball foot.
Origin of ball-and-claw foot
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby ball-and-claw foot
balladry, ballad stanza, ball ammunition, Ballance, ball and chain, ball-and-claw foot, ball and ring, ball-and-socket joint, Ballantyne, Ballarat, Ballard
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