All 3 Uses of
talon
in
The Hobbit
- Just at that moment the Lord of the Eagles swept down from above, seized him in his talons, and was gone.†
Chpt 6 *
- Over them swooped the eagles; the dark rush of their beating wings smote them to the floor or drove them far away; their talons tore at goblin faces.†
Chpt 6
- The eagle came back, seized him in his talons by the back of his coat, and swooped off.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(talon) a sharp hooked claw -- especially on a bird of prey