lawe
lawe · lawes · lawed · lawing
To cut off the claws and balls ofTo cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).
Meaning
1 sensesTo cut off the claws and balls of (e.g. a dog's forefeet, to hinder it from hunting).
Origin
Perhaps from law because the practice was ordained by law. Few dictionaries comment directPerhaps 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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Forms
lawes, lawing, lawed, lawedWord family
1 related wordsRelatedexpediate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.