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talon
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[ˈtalən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey
(e.g: the mouse wouldn't have stood much chance against the peregrine's talons)
- the part of a bolt against which the key presses to slide it in a lock
- (in various card games) the cards that have not yet been dealt
- a printed form attached to a bearer bond that enables the holder to apply for a new sheet of coupons when the existing coupons have been used up
- an ogee moulding
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting any heel-like part or object): from Old French, literally ‘heel’, from Latin talus ‘ankle bone, heel’
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