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  1. 1. n. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The hand. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To scrape or beat with the forefoot. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. scrape with the paws Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. touch clumsily Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 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. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape withthe forefoot. Job xxxix. 21. Source: adambom
  12. 12. v:20/n:80 n. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped v. scrape with the paws v. touch clumsily Source: ecdict

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