the claw
thuh klawnoun
SlangNorCalDifficulty 3 of 3: Deep local
Definition
The grabber arm on a residential green-waste truck, and by extension the leaf piles it collects from the curb.
In simple English: The mechanical arm on a yard-waste truck.
Examples
Rake it to the curb before the claw comes through.
Usage notes
Very specific to Sacramento, where the claw service is a civic institution.
At a glance
- Track
- Slang
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- noun