For example, in one of the many sensory tests, mice from mothers poor in microbes took longer to notice a small piece of tape stuck to one of their legs. Jimbo sat behind me and patted me on the shoulder with his heavy tomahawk with one paw. 15th century, transitive 1 Most legs have soft claws and pads that cushion the animal`s legs when walking. The cat`s paws have sharp, retractable claws, while dogs have hard, blunt claws that do not retract. There are also many four-legged animals that do not have legs, such as horses and lizards. When an animal gives you paws, it pushes you or scratches you with its paw. When a person gives you paws, he uses his hands awkwardly, almost as if they were paws. Try to choose dead and dry softwoods such as cedar, leg or willow for your drill and board. The bear looked closely at him with his little evil eyes, although he didn`t think it appropriate to stop licking his paws. They decide to adopt a stray cat, Paw Paw, hoping that she will fill the void in their relationship. But there are compelling reasons to view the benefits of the GOP`s 2010 decision as a kind of monkey`s paw.
Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! From Proto-Slavic *pavъ («peacock»), borrowed from Latin pavō. Related words in Slavic include Upper Sorbian paw, Polish paw, Czech páv, Slovenian Pav and Russian павли́н (pavlín). The team put the mice in boxes and gave their paws a mild electric shock. This extra touch helps the bear hold when it releases and lifts a real paw. Borrowed from Old High German phāwe, Latin pāvō. The fresh footprint of a tiger`s paw on the way gives the Indian shepherd the same feeling. A paw is the foot of a four-legged animal. Dogs, cats, rabbits and bears all have paws. Sharks? Not so much.
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Franconian *pōta (compare Dutch poot, Low German pote, German paw), Franconian *pōtōn («fix, glue, plant») (compare Dutch poten «to plant»), from Proto-Germanic *putōną (compare Old English potian («to push»), pȳtan («to push, push»), Icelandic pota («to stick»), Albanian putër «paw»). Learn more. A dog`s size, coat, and paws are important things to consider when choosing a dog for a project, DeMatteo says. Then he adds a drawing of an animal`s paw — something officials say his family showed on it as a sign that the letter was genuine. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. The word probably has an origin in baby language: see «pa». Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English. The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, causing the bear to fall heavily on the ice below.
But this dog`s tail was certainly wagging, so Jess leaned forward fearlessly to look at his paw. Bruno was then introduced to each of the scouts, and they seemed to pass the model, as he offered each his paw. Harmless, soporific white boys like Rob Portman and T-Paw became the horses to bet on.