bearpaw

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bâr′pô′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bear•paw  (bâr′pô′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Canadian.]
  1. British Termsa small, almost round snowshoe used on steep or rocky terrain.
  2. British TermsSee bear claw. 
  3. British Termsa round horseshoe.
  • bear2 + paw 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bear paw n
  1. Canadian a type of small round snowshoe
'bearpaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bear claw

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