bearpaw

 [bair-paw]  

bear·paw

   [bair-paw]
noun Chiefly Canadian.
1.
a small, almost round snowshoe used on steep or rocky terrain.
2.
bear claw.
3.
a round horseshoe.
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Origin:
1775–85; bear2 + paw

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bear's-paw

   [bairz-paw]
noun
a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
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