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   Paw

   /pô/

   

   noun

   • 1. an animal's foot having claws and pads.
   • ▪ a person's hand: "touch her with your filthy paws and I'll ram my fist into your face"

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal) feel or scrape with a paw or hoof: "the horse rose on its strong haunches, its forelegs pawing the air" Similar pokehandle roughly/carelessly/clumsilyfingerthumbpullgrabmaulmanhandlemanglemess up
   • ▪ (of a person) touch or handle clumsily or lasciviously: "some overweight, ugly Casanova had tried to paw her" Similar pokehandle roughly/carelessly/clumsilyfingerthumbpullgrabmaulmanhandlemanglemess upfondlefeelmaulmolestinformal:gropefeel uptouch upgoose

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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