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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A claw-like blade with one straight edge and one edge which tapers to a point at the tip less abruptly than a sheepsfoot but not as gradually as a Wharncliffe..
We have a lambsfoot knife, a thing for cleaning pipes, a pipe, a tobacco pouch, three crushed boxes of matches, three throat lozenges (engrimed), nuts and bolts (assorted), a bill for sheep feed with something illegible written on the[…]
Hanging from the beams were bunches of dried herbs, still fragrant from the last spring: moly and mint, yarrow and lambsfoot, tansy and thyme. A small pallet lay in the corner. Gawen guessed it was a daybed for naps.
Use lambsfoot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lambsfoot means A claw-like blade with one straight edge and one edge which tapers to a point at the tip less abruptly than a sheepsfoot but not as gradually as a Wharncliffe..
Common synonyms include birdsfoot trefoil.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We have a lambsfoot knife, a thing for cleaning pipes, a pipe, a tobacco pouch, three crushed boxes of matches, three throat lozenges (engrimed), nuts and bolts (assorted), a bill for sheep feed with something illegible written on the[…]
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