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declaw
[ dee-klaw ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to remove the claws of (an animal, especially a cat) by a surgical procedure:
Whatever you do, please do not declaw your cat—just trim the claws regularly.
Many vets now refuse to declaw.
noun
- the surgical procedure or service of removing the claws of an animal, especially a cat:
In those days cat owners were told that to save their furniture, a declaw was definitely in order.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of declaw1
First recorded in 1900–05; de- ( def ) + claw ( def )
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Example Sentences
“Mauled by Ads, Incumbents Look to Declaw Outside Groups,” in The New York Times.
From The Daily Beast
But occasionally a new fantasy surges through my beleaguered brain, and it helps to declaw the demons.
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