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Paw
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
2. The hand. [Jocose] Dryden. Paw clam (Zoöl.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.