Dewclaw

* Six toes with functioning three-boned dewclaw, allowing them to grip rocks and climb. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sure enough, after the four plantigrade toes, he went for the dewclaw. ❋ Grouse (2006)

The dark pads unfolded into thick, clawed fingers; instead of a dewclaw, the thing had a thumb. ❋ Unknown (2005)

She sucked up her spittle, rubbed her eyes, and raised the lids to reveal two cloudy white globes, as vacant of use as a dewclaw. ❋ Gregory Spencer (2004)

The prints are cloven, 6½ inches long, with signs of a dewclaw a digit above the true hoof. ❋ Janine M. Benyus (1989)

Beneath a prowlike keelbone were lean yellow-skinned arms whose hands, evolved from talons, each bore three sharp-clawed fingers flanked by two thumbs, and a dewclaw on the inner wrist. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1973)

Then my eye lit on th 'fore quarters o' th 'doe,' n 'I guess I throwed more twists laughin' than Erne did -- _for that there doe was shy a leg_, hadn't but three legs; nigh fore leg gone midway 'tween knee and dewclaw, shot off 'n' healed up Godo'mi'ty knows when. ❋ Edgar Beecher Bronson (N/A)

The boot's upper extends up the leg just a bit - about to the dewclaw on our primary tester - to ensure the boot stays on and trail grit stays out. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And, if you are really an astute observer, you might notice that African wild dogs lack something your more familiar domestic dogs have; a fifth toe, or dewclaw, on the forelimb. ❋ Brian Switek [email protected] (2010)

Now how can it be OK to ‘sexually mutilate†™ a dog without its agreement, but not be OK to prevent tail injury or fix an ear or remove a dewclaw? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The American Kennel Club recognizes that ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal, as described in certain breed standards, are acceptable practices integral to defining and preserving breed character and / or enhancing good health.

The AKC's policy on the issues of ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal states:

Dude: Scope those curvacious maidens. I’ll pounce the [coal top] with the [bouncing betties]. What’s your ruling on the blonde? Wingman: The [dewclaws are up]. ❋ Goose_on_a_roof (2020)

Usage: "I gotta squat for a jiffy wiz in The Gran Manzana and I've been head sparkin’ ‘bout pounding that Coney fillet in a twee fire-in-the-hole. [Dewclaws up]. Ya wanna [draft my flivver]? [Bang the pipes] by 5:00 or hold peace.” Translation: "I’ve got a layover in New York City and was thinking about getting a hotdog in a quaint restaurant. I’m enthusiastic. Do you want to come along? Call me by 5:00 or it will be too late." ❋ Goose_on_a_roof (2020)

"I have to [stay calm] and try and eye-dominate you because if I don’t, and you’re not too thick or lazy, you’re quite capable of [rearing] up on your [hind legs], and then dewclaw-hooking me off this horizontal tree-branch with a swipe of one front paw." ❋ Mimbijones (2023)