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Definitions for crowfoot
ˈkroʊˌfʊtcrow·foot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcupnoun

    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Wiktionary

  1. crowfootnoun

    Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Crowfootnoun

    in Latin, ranunculus. The flower consists of several leaves, which expand in form of a rose, having a many-leaved empalement: out of the middle of the flower rises the pointal, which becomes a fruit, either round, cylindrical, or spiked; to the axis of which, as a placenta, adhere many naked seeds. The species are sixteen, of which eleven were brought originally from Turkey.

    Etymology: from crow and foot;

  2. Crowfootnoun

    A caltrop or piece of iron with four points, two, three, or four inches long; so that, whatever way it falls, one point is up. It is used in war for incommoding the cavalry. Military Dict.

    Etymology: from crow and foot.

Wikipedia

  1. Crowfoot

    Crowfoot (1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika (Blackfoot: Issapóómahksika; syllabics: ᖱᕋᑲᒉᖽᐧᖿᖷ) was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, Istowun-eh'pata (Packs a Knife) and Axkahp-say-pi (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. He was five years old when Istowun-eh'pata was killed during a raid on the Crow tribe, and, a year later, his mother remarried to Akay-nehka-simi (Many Names) of the Siksika people among whom he was brought up. Crowfoot was a warrior who fought in as many as nineteen battles and sustained many injuries, but he tried to obtain peace instead of warfare. Crowfoot is well known for his involvement in Treaty Number 7 and did much negotiating for his people. While many believe Chief Crowfoot had no part in the North-West Rebellion, he did in fact participate to an extent due to his son's connection to the conflict. Crowfoot died of tuberculosis at Blackfoot Crossing on April 25, 1890. Eight hundred of his tribe attended his funeral, along with government dignitaries. In 2008, Chief Crowfoot was inducted into the North America Railway Hall of Fame where he was recognized for his contributions to the railway industry. Crowfoot is well known for his contributions to the Blackfoot nation, and has many memorials to signify his accomplishments. Chief Crowfoot was born in 1830 to the Kainai, known to traders and settlers as the Bloods, one of the tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy. His father was Istowun-ehʼpata (Packs a Knife) and his mother was Axkahp-say-pi (Attacked Towards Home). He was first known as Shot-Close. Later as a boy, he was given the name Bear Ghost and then his father’s name Packs a Knife after he had been killed by members of the Crow tribe. These different names came at different times in his life as he proved himself a skilled Blackfoot warrior and, later, chief. A year after his father died, his mother remarried a member of the Siksika tribe, Akay-nehka-simi (Many Names), who eventually brought his new wife back to his tribe. Crowfoot followed his new father and mother to the Siksika on foot for several hours, eventually causing the two to turn around and bring both the young Crowfoot and his grandfather Scabby Bull with them to the Blackfoot tribe. It was with this tribe where Crowfoot proved himself as a warrior and leader.

ChatGPT

  1. crowfoot

    A crowfoot is a type of tool which is utilized to loosen or tighten hard-to-reach nuts and bolts. It is also known as a crowfoot wrench or a flare nut wrench. In botany, crowfoot refers to various plants in the Ranunculus family, which are also known as buttercups. The term 'crowfoot' comes from the fact that these plants' leaves are often shaped similar to a crow's foot.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crowfootnoun

    the genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty

  2. Crowfootnoun

    a number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by

  3. Crowfootnoun

    a caltrop

  4. Crowfootnoun

    a tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc

Wikidata

  1. Crowfoot

    Crowfoot or Isapo-Muxika was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, Istowun-eh'pata and Axkahp-say-pi, were Kainai. His brother Iron Shield became Chief Bull. He was only five when Istowun-eh'pata was killed during a raid on the Crow tribe, and a year later, his mother remarried to Akay-nehka-simi of the Siksika people. The young boy was adopted by the Siksika, who gave him the name Kyi-i-staah, until he could receive his father’s name, Istowun-eh’pata. Because of his brave performance and injury during the battle, he was finally given his adult name, Isapo-muxika, taken from a deceased relative. Crowfoot was a warrior who fought in as many as 19 battles and sustained many injuries. Despite this, he tried to obtain peace instead of tribal warfare. When the Canadian Pacific Railway sought to build their mainline through Blackfoot territory, negotiations with Albert Lacombe convinced Crowfoot that it should be allowed. In 1877 Colonel James Macleod and Lieutenant-Governor David Laird drew up Treaty Number 7 and persuaded Crowfoot and other chiefs to sign it. In gratitude Canadian Pacific Railway President William Van Horne gave Crowfoot a lifetime pass to ride on the CPR.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CROWFOOT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crowfoot is ranked #136449 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Crowfoot surname appeared 123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Crowfoot.

    78% or 96 total occurrences were White.
    8.1% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    7.3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crowfoot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crowfoot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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