talon
noun
[ ˈtalən ]
• a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey.
• "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.
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting any heel-like part or object): from Old French, literally ‘heel’, from Latin talus ‘ankle bone, heel’.
