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# *Dewclaw*

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### **Pronunciaton:**
(DOO-klaw, DYOO-)

### **Meaning:**
noun: A small claw not reaching the ground, on the foot of some animals.

### **Etymology:**
Origin uncertain, perhaps from the fact that other claws touch the ground, but a dewclaw only brushes the dew on the grass. A related term is dewlap, a loose fold of skin hanging under the neck of an animal such as a cow.

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