dog paw
n.— «He was charged in common law robbery in Benson for the gang attacks and when we interviewed him, he had insignia on his right arm burned in.…It was a group of three circles they refer to as “dog paws,” and he said he burned himself and attempted to represent himself as a Blood, and that’s why several people were mad at him.» —“Shooting Victim Told Law He Feared ‘Hit’” by Jason Beck Daily Record (Dunn, North Carolina) Aug. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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