bearpaw

[ bair-paw ]

nounChiefly Canadian.
  1. a small, almost round snowshoe used on steep or rocky terrain.

  1. a round horseshoe.

Origin of bearpaw

1
First recorded in 1775–85; bear2 + paw1

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How to use bearpaw in a sentence

  • This variety is known as the bec de cane or bear-paw soleret.

    Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
  • The balance of the party were watching the course of the Indians, which was to the Bear Paw mountains.

    Then and Now | Robert Vaughn

British Dictionary definitions for bear paw

bear paw

noun
  1. Canadian a type of small round snowshoe

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