claw

  • 51Claw hammer coat — Claw Claw (kl[add]), n. [AS. clawu, cl[=a], cle[ o]; akin to D. klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. kl[=o], Sw. & Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.] 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked …

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  • 52Claw sickness — Claw Claw (kl[add]), n. [AS. clawu, cl[=a], cle[ o]; akin to D. klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. kl[=o], Sw. & Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.] 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked …

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  • 53claw-and-ball — clawˈ and ballˈ adjective (of furniture) having feet carved to represent an animal s claw holding a ball (also ballˈ and clawˈ) • • • Main Entry: ↑claw * * * claw and ball «KL uhn BL», adjective. designating a type of furniture foot, or the… …

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  • 54Claw beaker — from an Anglo Saxon site. A claw beaker is a name given by archaeologists to a type of drinking vessel often found as a grave good in 6th and 7th century AD Frankish and Anglo Saxon burials. Found in northern France, eastern England, Germany and… …

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  • 55claw me and I'll claw thee — (obsolete) You scratch my back and I ll scratch yours • • • Main Entry: ↑claw …

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  • 56Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week —   …

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  • 57claw your way — (somewhere) ► to achieve something with great effort or difficulty: claw your way into/out of sth »He clawed his way out of near bankruptcy. »She was always an excellent student, and she has clawed her way up to being a highly successful bank… …

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  • 58claw your way somewhere — claw your way (somewhere) ► to achieve something with great effort or difficulty: claw your way into/out of sth »He clawed his way out of near bankruptcy. »She was always an excellent student, and she has clawed her way up to being a highly… …

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  • 59claw hammer — claw′ ham mer n. 1) bui a hammer having a head with one end curved and cleft for pulling out nails 2) clo tail coat • Etymology: 1760–70 claw′ham mer, claw′ ham mer, adj …

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  • 60Claw hand — can refer to: Ectrodactyly A symptom of Ulnar nerve entrapment. See Ulnar claw This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to c …

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