beclaw,v.|bɪˈklɔː| [f. be- 4 + claw.] trans. To scratch or tear all over with claws or nails. 1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 1231 Crœsus..caught one of the nobles..and within a fullers mill all to beclawed and mangled him.1609Rowlands Knaue of C. 6 And with her Nailes be clawd Them cruelly.