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Definition of Pussy-paw
1. Noun. Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America.
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Spraguea, Spraguea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pussy-paw
| pussified pussifies pussify pussifying pussley pussleys pusslies pusslike pussly |
Literary usage of Pussy-paw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New York Teachers' Monographs by Sidney Marsden Fuerst (1905)
"Poor pussy's paw was soon almost a wreck. 87. The saucy mice had jolly times just
then. 88. The blame for stealing was laid on pussy, too. ..."
2. Beyond the Mountain by Sarah Phelps Stokes Halkett (1917)
"I wondered if a puss could be in hiding somewhere near, And then a pussy-paw I
felt—it gently touched my ear. And, after that, I heard a voice and this is ..."
3. Sheldon's Primary Language Lessons (1895)
"7- Poor pussy's paw was soon almost a wreck. 8. The saucy mice had jolly times
just then. 9. The blame for stealing chestnuts was laid on pussy too. 10. ..."
4. The Young Man and Journalism by Chester Sanders Lord (1922)
"No amount or degree of caressing talk or pussy-paw argument seems to soothe the
man whose politics or religion has been attacked. ..."
5. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1872)
"The last word came on pussy's paw: so Lyn said, " Go off t^ the corner, Daisy."
The white kit jumped down, and ran into the corner, under the table. ..."
6. Featherland, or, How the birds lived at Greenlawn by George Manville Fenn (1866)
"There was a hole there, and there was a nest in it, but pussy's paw could no more
have gone down it than a cannon-ball would run through a tobacco-pipe. ..."
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