ball-and-claw foot
[ bawl-uh n-klaw ]
/ ˈbɔl ənˈklɔ /
noun Furniture.
a foot having the form of a bird's claw grasping a ball.
Words nearby ball-and-claw foot
ball thrombus, ball turning, ball up, ball valve, ball's in your court, the, ball-and-claw foot, ball-and-socket joint, ball-buster, ball-carrier, ball-peen hammer, ball-valve thrombus
Origin of ball-and-claw foot
First recorded in 1900–05
Also called claw-and-ball foot.
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Examples from the Web for ball-and-claw foot
The articles are those six ball-and-claw-foot chairs with violin backs.
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