different between dewclaw vs declaw

English

Uncertain first element + claw. Compare dewlap.

dewclaw (plural dewclaws)

de- +? claw

declaw (third-person singular simple present declaws, present participle declawing, simple past and past participle declawed)

(transitive) To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
(transitive, figuratively) To make harmless.
- 2016 January 25, "Why Arabs would regret a toothless Chinese dragon," The National (retrieved 25 January 2016):
  If, when the moment arrives, China is unwilling to side with its allies, the Arabs will rapidly find a declawed Chinese dragon unwelcome.

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