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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

And I did notice it when that bear paw came at me.

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

Jamie finds a back scratcher that looks like a bear paw.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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