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   talon

   /ˈtalən/

   noun

   • 1. a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey: "the mouse wouldn't have stood much chance against the peregrine's talons"
   • 2. the part of a bolt against which the key presses to slide it in a lock.
   • 3. (in various card games) the cards that have not yet been dealt.
   • 4. 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.
   • 5. an ogee moulding.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting any heel-like part or object): from Old French, literally ‘heel’, from Latin talus ‘ankle bone, heel’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. taloned adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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