01 n. An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plat…
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An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the United States.(Arch.) Also: crow's-foot