claw:1
nounbefore 12th century{ds||1||}
- a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal
- any of various sharp curved processes especially at the end of a limb (as of an insect); also : a limb ending in such a process
- one of the pincerlike organs terminating some limbs of various arthropods (such as a lobster or scorpion)
claw:2
verb
claw
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before 12th century{ds|t|||}
- to rake, seize, dig, or progress with or as if with claws
- to scrape, scratch, dig, or pull with or as if with claws
claw back
verb
claw back
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1852{ds||1||}
- to get back (something) usually by strenuous effort or forceful means : regain
- to recover (money or benefits) especially by putting into effect additional taxation or clawback provisions
claw-foot
noun1792
- a foot (as on a bathtub or piece of furniture) in the shape of a claw
claw hammer
noun
claw hammer
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circa 1769{ds||1||}
- a hammer with one end of the head forked for pulling out nails
- tailcoat
claw one's way
idiom
claw one's way
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- to move ahead slowly by grabbing onto things —often used figuratively
bear claw
noun
bear claw
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1915
- a filled pastry that is cut and fanned to resemble a bear's foot
devil's claw
noun
devil's claw
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1876
- any of several herbs (genus Proboscidea synonym Martynia of the family Martyniaceae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that have edible pods yielding a black sewing material used in basket making
hanging lobster claw
noun
hanging lobster claw
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1968
- an ornamental heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) that has long hanging flower clusters bearing flowers enclosed in large bright red bracts tipped in yellow and green —called also lobster claw
lobster claw
noun
lobster claw
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1659{ds||1||}
- the claw of a lobster
- something (such as a device) resembling a lobster claw in form or function —sometimes used before another noun
- any of several ornamental heliconias; especially : one (Heliconia rostrata) that has long hanging flower clusters bearing flowers enclosed in large bright red bracts tipped in yellow and green : hanging lobster claw
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