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bear paw

British  

noun

  1. a type of small round snowshoe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s unclear why someone would steal a bear paw.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

He went to shake my hand and his hand was like a bear paw.

From Fox News Oct. 20, 2020

Another is made out of Birdseye Maple, which gives it a distinct, patterned look and is decorated with a metal bear paw.

From Washington Times Jan. 18, 2020

As he was speaking, the employees were handed copies of the oath, which had a Blackwater bear paw logo on top, and told to sign and return it to their supervisors after reciting the words.

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2014

The waitress is wearing a burgundy Grizzlies football jersey, which has a bear paw clawing down the front of it.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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