About The Word Paw
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Paw
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What's The Definition Of Paw?
[n] a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
[n] the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [v] touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her" [v] scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" Synonyms | Synonyms for Paw: hand | manus | mitt Related Terms | Find terms related to Paw: arch | bad | claws | clubfoot | clutches | coarse | come in contact | digit | digits | dirty | dog | extremity | fangs | feel | feel of | fetlock | filthy | finger | fingernails | fingers | flick | foot | forefoot | forepaw | foul | handle | hands | harefoot | heel | hoof | hooks | ill-behaved | indecent | instep | jaws | mandibles | manipulate | maxillae | meathooks | misbehaving | mischievous | mitts | nails | nasty | nippers | pad | palm | palpate | pastern | patte | pedal extremity | pedes | pes | pied | pincers | ply | poke at | pounces | prod | pug | raunchy | smutty | sole | splayfoot | talons | tap | teeth | thumb | toe | tootsy | touch | trotter | twiddle | unguals | ungula | ungulae | vulgar | wield See Also | animal foot | arm | arteria digitalis | arteria metacarpea | ball | canid | canine | caress | clenched fist | digital arteries | extremity | felid | feline | finger | fist | foot | forepaw | grate | homo | hooks | human | human being | intercapitular vein | left | left hand | man | maulers | meat hooks | metacarpal artery | metacarpal vein | metacarpus | pad | palm | right | right hand | scrape | thenar | touch | vena intercapitalis | vena metacarpus Paw In Webster's Dictionary \Paw\ (p[add]), n. [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG.
pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]
1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog,
cat, etc.
2. The hand. [Jocose] --Dryden.
{Paw clam} (Zo["o]l.), the tridacna; -- so called because
shaped like an animal's paw.
\Paw\, v. i. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. --Job xxxix. 21. \Paw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pawing}.] 1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely. 2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. --Tickell. |
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