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lawe.

To cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from law because the practice was ordained by law. Few dictionaries comment directly on the etymology of the sense, but several (which also spell the infinitive law) group it with the other verb and noun senses derived from Old English lagu (“law”).

noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of law (“system of regulations etc.”).

    alt-of · countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from law because the practice was ordained by law. Few dictionaries comment directly on the etymology of the sense, but several (which also spell the infinitive law) group it with the other verb and noun senses derived from Old English lagu (“law”).

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