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haw1 definition

haw (hô)

noun

  1. the berry of the hawthorn
  2. hawthorn

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

haw2 definition

haw (hô)

interjection, noun

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

Etymology: < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to turn to the left
haw3 definition

haw (hô)

intransitive verb

Etymology: echoic

interjection, noun

  1. (used to suggest) the sound a speaker often makes when hesitating briefly
  2. ha
haw4 definition

haw (hô)

noun

  1. nictitating membrane
  2. inflammation of this membrane

Etymology: < ?

Haw definition

Haw

Hawaiian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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