[ˈtalən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey
(e.g: the mouse wouldn't have stood much chance against the peregrine's talons)

- the part of a bolt against which the key presses to slide it in a lock

- (in various card games) the cards that have not yet been dealt

- a printed form attached to a bearer bond that enables the holder to apply for a new sheet of coupons when the existing coupons have been used up

- an ogee moulding


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting any heel-like part or object): from Old French, literally ‘heel’, from Latin talus ‘ankle bone, heel’