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bear-paw

• n. an almost circular snowshoe, varying considerably in size, used especially by the eastern Algonkians.

  See also: pas d'ours  

  • 1811  (1950)  [I] made a pair of Bear Paws and netted them.
  • 1964  He twisted a little on his bear-paws and looked back at his companion.
  • 1965  [Caption] The simplest type of snowshoe [is] the Bear Paw.