PAW

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French powe, poe Date: 14th century the foot of a quadruped (as a lion or dog) that has claws, a human hand especially when large or clumsy, II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to touch or strike at with a ~, to feel or touch clumsily, rudely, or sexually, to scrape or beat with or as if with a hoof, to flail at or grab for wildly, intransitive verb to beat or scrape something with or as if with a hoof, to touch or strike with a ~, to feel or touch someone or something clumsily, rudely, or sexually, to flail or grab wildly, to search especially carelessly or roughly