Crowfoot /(kr?"f??t`)/

Crow·foot

Crowfoot

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