bearpaw
Americannoun
-
a small, almost round snowshoe used on steep or rocky terrain.
-
a round horseshoe.
Etymology
Origin of bearpaw
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The other bearpaw shoe illustrated is a style that originated in the Adirondack Mountains.
From Woodcraft by E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
Very short snowshoes made without tails are known as the "bearpaw" pattern.
From Woodcraft by E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
He trained his sights on the scarlet bearpaw painted on the skewed turret's flank, and laid his hand on the firing lever.
From The Barbarians by Ed Emshwiller
Geoffrey peered through the brush at an armored trailer whose flat sides were completely undecorated except for a scarlet bearpaw painted on the door.
From The Barbarians by Ed Emshwiller
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
