owl's claws
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But Hester sensed her coming and flattened herself in time, and the owl’s claws just missed.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
The long ends of the glove fingers, waving about in the water, were not unlike the owl's claws; while her gray woollen bathing dress might have passed for a new sort of flannel feathers.
From Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series by Barrow, Sarah L.
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