talon

noun

1. a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
2. the shoulder on the bolt of a lock against which the key presses in sliding the bolt.
3. Cards. the cards left over after the deal; stock.

noun

1. a sharply hooked claw, esp of a bird of prey
2. anything resembling a bird’s claw
3. the part of a lock that the key presses on when it is turned
4. cards the pile of cards left after the deal
5. architect another name for ogee
6. stock exchange a printed slip attached to some bearer bonds to enable the holder to apply for a new sheet of coupons

n.c.1400, talounz “claws of a bird or beast,” probably originally from Old French talon “heel or hinder part of the foot of a beast, or of a man, or of a shoe,” from Medieval Latin talonem “heel,” from Latin talus “ankle” (see talus (1)). “The extension to birds of prey, and subsequent stages, are peculiar to English” [OED].

1. One of the sharp, curved claws on a limb of a bird or other animal such as a lizard, used for seizing and tearing prey. Most talons are situated at the ends of digits.