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bear's-paw

American  
[bairz-paw] / ˈbɛərzˌpɔ /

noun

  1. a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.


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Jim always uses bear's-paw shoes, and I don't believe there are more than half a dozen other pairs in this neck of woods.

From The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

When he is at last adjusted like a lay-figure, Mr. Chadband, retiring behind the table, holds up his bear's-paw and says, "My friends!"

From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles

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