cat's-paw

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These include a tile marked with a cat's paw print, Roman coins and discarded animal bones.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

At once chilling and comical, he speaks to Nora in a voice soft as a cat’s paw, muscles and claws hidden just beneath the fur.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

The crowd was silent as he described holding the cat’s paw during his last days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

If you give nature a chance, it will snatch it, quick as the swipe of a big cat’s paw.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

I put a Post-it into each of the invitations that had a cat's paw mark.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg