Many puppy buyers are not aware that some breeds...have their dewclaw, an unnecessary toe on the back of the leg that's an evolutionary leftover, removed to give the leg a smoother look. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/undoing-the-dewclaw.html]
Sure enough, after the four plantigrade toes, he went for the dewclaw. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
The prints are cloven, 6½ inches long, with signs of a dewclaw a digit above the true hoof. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
The dark pads unfolded into thick, clawed fingers; instead of a dewclaw, the thing had a thumb. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
She sucked up her spittle, rubbed her eyes, and raised the lids to reveal two cloudy white globes, as vacant of use as a dewclaw. From Wordnik.com. [The Welkening] Reference
The AKC's policy on the issues of ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal states. From Wordnik.com. Reference
And, if you are really an astute observer, you might notice that African wild dogs lack something your more familiar domestic dogs have; a fifth toe, or dewclaw, on the forelimb. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Dulling the dewclaw is like amputating our thumb. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Diaspora, geomancy, suppurate, dewclaw, omphaloskepsis. intellibitz Univ of Rhode Island (URI) blog on Pulitzer winner stories of India diaspora by Jhumpa Lahiri. http://www. uricommonreading.blogspot.com/. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
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