PAWING

pawing

present participle of paw

pawing (plural pawings)

The act of one who paws.

Source: Wiktionary

PAW

Paw, n. Etym: [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]

1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.

2. The hand. [Jocose] Dryden. Paw clam (Zoöl.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.

Paw, v. i.

Definition: To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21.

Paw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawing.]

1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.

2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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