| Haw (haw) |
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| n. | (h***add]) |
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| Haw |
| [OE. hawe, AS.
haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag,
hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan.
have garden. ***radic]12. Cf. Haggard, Ha-ha,
Haugh, Hedge.]
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A hedge; an inclosed garden or
yard.
The fruit of the hawthorn.
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The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See
Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
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An intermission or
hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also,
the sound so made.
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To stop, in speaking,
with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and
hesitation.
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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 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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