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The foot of a quadruped (as the lion, dog, or cat) having claws.

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Usage examples (27)
  • Noun : Keep your paws off my property
  • Listen, you—I'll admit to being a grubby individual but calling my paws sweaty?
  • Please excuse any smudges on this letter, as my paws are a bit unseemly at the moment.
  • I gnawed a good deal in my puppyhood, but chewing my paws is a trick that I never tried.
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