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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman powe. Attested from ca. 1330.
Last attested in the form powe in the early 15th century. The form pawe was perhaps favoured by analogy with clawe; cf. sense 2 below. Compare jowe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpau̯(ə)/, /ˈpɔu̯(ə)/
Noun
pawe (plural pawes)
- paw (foot of an animal)
- (rare) claw, talon
- (rare) harsh (human) hand
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