"monkey paw" meaning in All languages combined

See monkey paw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: monkey paws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkey paw (plural monkey paws)
  1. (idiomatic, usually attributive) Alternative form of monkey's paw. Tags: alt-of, alternative, attributive, idiomatic, usually Alternative form of: monkey's paw Categories (topical): The Simpsons
    Sense id: en-monkey_paw-en-noun-5qt3EJCU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "Animation",
            "Disney",
            "Fiction",
            "United States",
            "Mass media",
            "Comics",
            "Film",
            "Television",
            "Artistic works",
            "North America",
            "Culture",
            "Media",
            "Literature",
            "Entertainment",
            "Broadcasting",
            "Art",
            "America",
            "Society",
            "Communication",
            "Writing",
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          "ref": "2003, Darren Greer, Tyler's Cape, page 120:",
          "text": "It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish that he could be the provider in the family. Suddenly my father was dead and the gauntlet was passed to my oldest brother.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Ann Aguirre, Hell Fire, page 304:",
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