Goatsfoot

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The flowering plant Passiflora sexflora. uncountable
  2. 2
    short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of goat's foot. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "A simple hunting crossbow, cocked by hand or a goatsfoot cocking lever, shooting a light arrow or quarrel no longer than a person's forearm, was about half again as accurate on individual targets as was a longbow."

Synonyms

All synonyms
goat's footoxalis caprina

Example

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"A simple hunting crossbow, cocked by hand or a goatsfoot cocking lever, shooting a light arrow or quarrel no longer than a person's forearm, was about half again as accurate on individual targets as was a longbow."

Etymology

From goat + -s- + foot.

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