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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Paw

/(pa̤)/ · IPA /pɔ/
01 n. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
  1. 1.
    The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
  2. 2.
    The hand.[Jocose]
Phrases & compounds
Paw clam — the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.
02 v. i. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
  1. 1.
    To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
03 v. t. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
imp. & p. p. Pawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawing
  1. 1.
    To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
  2. 2.
    To scrape or beat with the forefoot.
    “His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane.” — Tickell.