Paw
Paw (pa) , noun
[Old English pawe, poue, Old French poe: compare patte, LG. pote, Dutch poot, German pfote.]
1.
The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
2.
The hand. [Jocose] — Dryden
Collocations (1)
Paw clam (Zoology) , the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.
Paw , intransitive verb
To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. — Job xxxix. 21
Paw , transitive verb
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.