Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clawful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: claw-ful
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as is held in one's claws or (expressively) in one's hand.

Example Sentences

"[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."

Etymology

From claw + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: claw

Inflected Forms

clawfuls (plural) clawsful (plural)

Questions

What does clawful mean?: As much as is held in one's claws or (expressively) in one's hand.
Where does clawful come from?: From claw + -ful.

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