Definitions
The foot of an animal with claws or pads, or to touch clumsily.
Word origin
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Vulgar Latin *pauta. Further origin unknown, perhaps from Frankish *pōta, from Frankish *pōtōn (“to put, stick, plant”), from Proto-Germanic *putōną, whence also Old English potian (“to push”), pȳtan (“to put out, poke out”). See more at put. Doublet of pote, put, and putt.
Used in a sentence
“Get your grubby paws off my things!”
“Abel smiled broadly and proffered his hamlike paw to the chief […]”
“He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Claw”3 letters
02“Animal foot”3 letters
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