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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
haw
n 1: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus
Crataegus [syn: hawthorn, haw]
2: the nictitating membrane of a horse
v 1: utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\ (h[add]), n. [OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag
headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan.
have garden. [root]12. Cf. Haggard, Ha-ha, Haugh,
Hedge.]
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1. A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.
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And eke there was a polecat in his haw. --Chaucer.
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2. The fruit of the hawthorn. --Bacon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.)
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating
membrane, under Nictitate.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\, n. [Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or
hesitation.]
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound
somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. "Hums or haws."
--Congreve.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\, v. i.
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with
interruption and hesitation.
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Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw.
--Chesterfield.
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hemming and hawing speaking hesitantly and inarticulately,
with numerous pauses and interjections.
[PJC]
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawed (h[add]d); p. pr. & vb.
n. Hawing.] [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with
here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hurhau, hue, interj.
used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, h["u], interj.
used in calling to a horse.]
To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of
cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their
teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee.
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To haw and gee, or To haw and gee about, to go from one
thing to another without good reason; to have no settled
purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Haw \Haw\, v. t.
To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the
driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.
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To haw and gee, or To haw and gee about, to lead this way
and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or
control. [Colloq.]
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8. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawthorn \Haw"thorn`\ (h[add]"th[^o]rn`), n. [AS.
haga[thorn]orn, h[ae]g[thorn]orn. See Haw a hedge, and
Thorn.] (Bot.)
A thorny shrub or tree (the Crat[ae]gus oxyacantha), having
deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant
flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe
for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American
hawthorn is Crat[ae]gus cordata, which has the leaves but
little lobed.
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Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
To shepherds? --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for Haw:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
avert, bear off, draw aside, ease off, edge off, falter, fly off, gee, glance, glance off, go off, halt, head off, hem, hem and haw, hesitate, hum, hum and haw, jib, make way for, mammer, move aside, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, stammer, steer clear of, step aside, stumble, stutter, switch, turn aside, turn away, turn back, veer off |
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