uncus

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unc.us               N      2 1 NOM S M                 
uncus, unci  N (2nd) M   [XXXDX]    lesser
hook, barb, clamp; hook in neck used to drag condemned/executed criminals;
unc.us               ADJ    1 1 NOM S M POS             
uncus, unca, uncum  ADJ   [XXXDX]    lesser
hooked, curved, bent in, crooked, round; barbed;