ball-and-claw foot

[ bawl-uhn-klaw ]

noun

, Furniture.

1. a foot having the form of a bird's claw grasping a ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ball-and-claw foot¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The articles are those six ball-and-claw-foot chairs with violin backs.

From Project Gutenberg

He used the ball-and-claw foot with the cabriole leg: this was succeeded by the straight leg.

From Project Gutenberg