forepaw

[fawr-paw, fohr-]

noun

the paw of a foreleg.

Origin of forepaw

First recorded in 1815–25; fore- + paw¹

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Historical Examples of forepaw

Also we were in trouble because my brother's forepaw was broken.
The Mahatma and the Hare
H. Rider Haggard
Then he held up his forepaw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
With a forepaw in my vest pocket he hung on and I did not risk shaking too violently.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills
Again it alighted, and he brushed it away with the other forepaw.
Watched by Wild Animals
Enos A. Mills
Upon him fell the mighty beast, beating down the spear with a forepaw.
Ulric the Jarl
William O. Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for forepaw

forepaw

noun

either of the front feet of most land mammals that do not have hoofs

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