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Definition of dewclaw in English: dewclawnounˈdjuːklɔːˈd(j)uklɔ 1A rudimentary inner toe present in some dogs. Example sentencesExamples - Don't let the dewclaws go unattended more than a few weeks.
- On the other hand, every night I take Gnat out of the bath, take her to the big bed for diapering, and EVERY NIGHT my well-turned shin is too much for Jasper to resist, and gawDAMN those dewclaws hurt when they dig in.
- Apparently not all breeds have a dewclaw and this why the average number of bones in the skeleton varies!
- Look for the presence of a dewclaw, an extra digit on the paw.
- If dewclaws are present on your Shih Tzu, trim the dewclaws as well.
- One of her dewclaws had slashed diagonally across my forehead, eyebrow, nose, and cheek.
- 1.1 A false hoof on an animal such as a deer, which is formed by its rudimentary side toes.
Example sentencesExamples - Since then Ive seen a countless number of does that have left hoof drag marks and dewclaw prints in the snow.
- A fully mature buck (31/2 years old or older) will leave a track measuring 5 to 6 inches from toe tip to the back of the dewclaw (hoof length from 3 to 31/4 inches).
Synonyms paw, forepaw, hind paw, hoof, trotter, pad
Origin Late 16th century: apparently from dew and claw. Definition of dewclaw in US English: dewclawnounˈd(j)uklɔˈd(y)o͞oklô 1A rudimentary inner toe present in some dogs. Example sentencesExamples - One of her dewclaws had slashed diagonally across my forehead, eyebrow, nose, and cheek.
- Look for the presence of a dewclaw, an extra digit on the paw.
- On the other hand, every night I take Gnat out of the bath, take her to the big bed for diapering, and EVERY NIGHT my well-turned shin is too much for Jasper to resist, and gawDAMN those dewclaws hurt when they dig in.
- Don't let the dewclaws go unattended more than a few weeks.
- Apparently not all breeds have a dewclaw and this why the average number of bones in the skeleton varies!
- If dewclaws are present on your Shih Tzu, trim the dewclaws as well.
- 1.1 A false hoof on an animal such as a deer, which is formed by its rudimentary side toes.
Example sentencesExamples - A fully mature buck (31/2 years old or older) will leave a track measuring 5 to 6 inches from toe tip to the back of the dewclaw (hoof length from 3 to 31/4 inches).
- Since then Ive seen a countless number of does that have left hoof drag marks and dewclaw prints in the snow.
Synonyms paw, forepaw, hind paw, hoof, trotter, pad
Origin Late 16th century: apparently from dew and claw. |