What does clawful mean?
Clawful means As much as is held in one's claws or (expressively) in one's hand..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
As much as is held in one's claws or (expressively) in one's hand..
[The owls] made sly grips at my breast feathers, and carried off whole clawsful […]
But our little savage had thrown himself flat on his back with his talons up, and when the rooster charged upon him he struck them into the old fellow's breast, taking out two big clawfuls of feathers.
He seized a clawful of rubble and hurled it up the shaft.
Use clawful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clawful means As much as is held in one's claws or (expressively) in one's hand..
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[The owls] made sly grips at my breast feathers, and carried off whole clawsful […]
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