dewclaw
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Paw_and_pads.jpg/220px-Paw_and_pads.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain first element + claw. Compare dewlap. One suggestion, possibly a folk etymology, is that dewclaws brush dew away.
Noun
[edit]dewclaw (plural dewclaws)
Translations
[edit]a vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground
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