PAW, noun [Latin pes, pedis; Eng. foot.] 1. The foot of beasts of prey having claws, as the lion, the tiger, the dog, cat, etc. Leviticus 11:27. 2. The hand; in contempt. PAW, verb intransitive To draw the fore foot along the ground; to scrape with the fore foot; as a fiery horse, pawing with his hoof. He paweth in the valley. Job 39:21. PAW, verb transitive To scrape with the fore foot. His hot courser paw'd th' Hungarian plain. 1. To handle roughly; to scratch. 2. To fawn; to flatter.
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