Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Claw (-s)
claw (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: away, bird, escape, hand, windward).
- Curved part of a bird's foot; [fig.] ballet slipper.
- Talon; hook.
- Grasp; grip; clasp; clutches.
- Phrase. “the Claw of Dragon”: the devil's enmity; [kenning] danger; death; evil.
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