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Haw is defined as a sound made by a speaker who is fumbling for words, or refers to a red berry produced by a hawthorne.

(noun)

When the speaker forgets the next sentence and says "Haw" while he tries to remember the next sentence, this is an example of a haw.
A red berry used in haw berry pie is an example of a haw.

See haw in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the berry of the hawthorn
hawthorn

Origin: ME hawe < OE haga, haw, hedge, akin to hecg, hedge

interjection, noun

(used as) a command to a horse, ox, etc., meaning “turn to the left”

Origin: < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to turn to the left

intransitive verb

Origin: echoic

interjection, noun

(used to suggest) the sound a speaker often makes when hesitating briefly
ha

noun

nictitating membrane
inflammation of this membrane

Origin: < ?

Hawaiian

See haw in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An utterance used by a speaker who is fumbling for words.

intransitive verb hawed, haw·ing, haws

To fumble in speaking.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

noun

The fruit of a hawthorn.
A hawthorn or similar tree or shrub.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English haga

noun

A nictitating membrane, especially of a domesticated animal.
An inflamed condition of this membrane.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

interjection

Used to command an animal pulling a load to turn to the left.

intransitive verb hawed, haw·ing, haws

To turn to the left.

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