clow
9.9
A sharp curved nail on an animal's foot used for catching food
- noun
- Archaic
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garra
- Farmers sometimes feared the sharp clow of a hawk swooping down on their chickens.
Examples
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The eagle's clow was sharp and deadly.
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I saw a clow on the bear's paw.
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The fox left deep clow marks on the soft soil near the barn.
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She found a broken clow beside the nest in the old tree.
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The sharp clow of the cat caught my attention as it pounced on its prey.
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He picked up the large clow that had fallen from the bird's foot in the garden.
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In the wild, the clow of the bear can be a formidable weapon against its enemies.
Synonyms
talon
vsclow
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6.2
A sharp curved claw on a bird that hunts other animals
is the regional term for the same foot nail on many animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clow for an animal's claw comes from an old word meaning 'claw' and is the same idea as the common word claw, so imagine a sharp talon leaving deep marks — that is why clow means an animal's claw.