Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paw \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paw \Paw\, v. i.
To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with
the forefoot. --Job xxxix. 21.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paw \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paw
n 1: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
2: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the
hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {hand},
{manus}, {mitt}]
v 1: scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"
2: touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"
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