claw-and-ball

claw-and-ball
clawˈ-and-ballˈ adjective
(of furniture) having feet carved to represent an animal's claw holding a ball (also ballˈ-and-clawˈ)
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Main Entry:claw

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claw-and-ball «KL uhn BL», adjective.
designating a type of furniture foot, or the furniture in which such a foot appears, characterized by the representation of a claw clasping a ball. Also, ball-and-claw.

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