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dewclaw

noun

Etymology

Uncertain first element + claw. Compare dewlap. One suggestion, possibly a folk etymology, is that dewclaws brush dew away.

Definitions

  1. A digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA