claw hook

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• eagle claw hook — a hook with the point curved inward in line with the eye; some varieties are double offset to the left and right …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Claw (video game) — Claw Developer(s) Takarajimasha Publisher(s) Monolith Productions, Wizard Works Engin …   Wikipedia

• claw — [n] nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal barb, cant hook, clapperclaw, crook, fang, fingernail, grapnel, grappler, hook, manus, nail claw, nipper, paw, pincer, retractile, spur, talon, tentacle, unguis, ungula; concept 392 claw [v]… …   New thesaurus

• claw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. talon, nail, hook; pincer, nipper. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. talon, hook, nail, pincers, chela, tentacle, spur, fang, paw, grappling iron, grappling hook, forked end, clutching hand,… …   English dictionary for students

• claw — clawer, n. clawless, adj. /klaw/, n. 1. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. 2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. 3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain… …   Universalium

• Claw of Archimedes — The Claw (Greek: Ἁρπάγη, harpágē, snatcher ) of Archimedes was an ancient weapon devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse s city wall against amphibious assault. Although its exact nature is unclear, the accounts of ancient …   Wikipedia

• hook — 1) a bent piece of wire with its tip sharpened and often a barb below the tip, used to catch fish. Available in many sizes and styles, variously numbered and named. May be single, double or treble but all these are counted as one hook in angling… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• hook — {{11}}hook (n.) O.E. hoc hook, angle, perhaps related to O.E. haca bolt, from P.Gmc. *hokaz/*hakan (Cf. O.Fris. hok, M.Du. hoek, Du. haak, Ger. Haken hook ), from PIE *keg hook, tooth (Cf. Rus. kogot claw ). For spelling, se …   Etymology dictionary

• claw — n 1. talon, pounce, curved nail, unguis, hoof, paw, Fr. griffe, Ornith. spur; pincer, nipper, chela, fang; hook, clamp, forceps, tongs; grapnel, grapple, grappling iron, cant hook. v 2. tear, scratch, pounce, Archaic. clapperclaw, scrape, dig;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• claw tool — noun : a fireman s implement for forcible entry or demolition consisting of a bar or pole with a hook at one end and a 2 pronged claw at the other …   Useful english dictionary

• Captain Hook — is also a nickname for former baseball manager Sparky Anderson. : Captain Hook is also a nickname for the Islamic preacher Abu Hamza al Masri. Captain James Hook [http://www.freewebs.com/kingjas] is the villain of J. M. Barrie s play and novel… …   Wikipedia