griffe

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.
2. noun A person of mixed (black and white) race, especially the offspring of a mulatto (person of mixed black and white ancestry) and a person of fully black ancestry.

Similar words

spur devil claw clava scapus apophyge clavy acroterion clawer clipeus

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