Claw
111claw chisel — A stoneworking chisel with the blade fashioned into small teeth. It is used for shaping and leaves striations in the stone surface. A dente di cane (Italian for dog s teeth ) is type of claw chisel having six or so fine notches in its carving… …
112claw-hand — n. flexion and contraction of the fingers with extension at the joints between the fingers and the hand, giving a claw like appearance. Any kind of damage to the nerves or muscles may lead to claw hand; causes include injuries, syringomyelia, and …
113claw back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms claw back : present tense I/you/we/they claw back he/she/it claws back present participle clawing back past tense clawed back past participle clawed back British a) to get something again that you had lost… …
114claw hatchet — noun a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails • Hypernyms: ↑hatchet * * * noun : a hatchet with one end of the head forked for nail pulling see hatchet illustration * * * claw hatchet, a hatchet having one end of the head shaped like a claw… …
115claw-and-ball foot — noun : a foot on a piece of furniture shaped like a bird s or animal s claw grasping a ball see foot illustration * * * /klaw euhn bawl /, Furniture. See ball and claw foot. [1900 05] …
116claw off — intransitive verb of a boat : to beat to windward to prevent going aground on a lee shore * * * claw off (nautical) (of sailing vessels) to move away from (a hazard) by beating • • • Main Entry: ↑claw …
117claw-foot — noun Date: 1792 a foot (as on a bathtub or piece of furniture) in the shape of a claw …
118claw-and-ball foot — /klaw euhn bawl /, Furniture. See ball and claw foot. [1900 05] * * * …
119claw bar — a crowbar or lever having a bend at one end with a claw for pulling spikes. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * …
120claw-foot — adj. Claw foot is used with these nouns: ↑tub …
