(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:02:45

Dew"claw` (?), n.

In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.

Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. J. H. Walsh.

 

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