pawer

paw  (pô)

n.

1. The foot of an animal, especially a quadruped, that has claws or nails.

2. Informal A human hand, especially a large clumsy one: "Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water" (John Steinbeck).

v. pawed, paw·ing, paws

v.tr.

1. To strike with the paw or paws.

2. To strike or scrape with a beating motion: The bull pawed the ground before charging.

3. To handle clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity. See Synonyms at touch.

v.intr.

1. To scrape the ground with the forefeet: The horse pawed restlessly.

2. To handle someone or something clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity: Don't paw at everything you see.

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[Middle English pawe, from Old French powe.]

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pawer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pawer - a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable