hco_babe answered Wednesday March 15 2006, 7:16 pm: this is from the dictionary. = )
Dictionary
talon |ˈtalən| noun 1 a claw, esp. one belonging to a bird of prey. 2 the shoulder of a bolt against which the key presses to slide it in a lock. 3 (in various card games) the cards remaining undealt. DERIVATIVES taloned adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting any heellike part or object): from Old French, literally ‘heel,’ from Latin talus ‘ankle bone, heel.’
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