Claw v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clawed p. pr. & vb. n. Clawing.]
 1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
 2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
    Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor they contemn and despise.   --Holland.
 3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
    In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion, thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed; though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation.   --T. Fuller
 Claw me, claw thee, stand by me and I will stand by you; -- an old proverb.
 To claw away, to scold or revile. “The jade Fortune is to be clawed away for it, if you should lose it.”
 To claw (one) on the back, to tickle; to express approbation. (Obs.)
 To claw (one) on the gall, to find fault with; to vex. [Obs.]