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.
Also called
claw-and-ball foot.
Origin of ball-and-claw foot
First recorded in 1900–05
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
Example sentences from the Web for ball-and-claw foot
The articles are those six ball-and-claw-foot chairs with violin backs.
The Boss of Little Arcady |Harry Leon Wilson