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Definition of Haw

Haw
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. 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.]
Haw
Haw Haw, n. [OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan. have garden. ???. Cf. Haggard, Ha-ha, Haugh, Hedge.] 1. A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard. And eke there was a polecat in his haw. --Chaucer. 2. The fruit of the hawthorn. --Bacon.
Haw
Haw Haw, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
Haw
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.
Haw
Haw Haw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hawing.] [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, 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. 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.]

Meaning of Haw from wikipedia

- Look up Haw, haw, or Haw. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Haw or HAW may refer to: many species of hawthorn (Crataegus) Haw flakes, Chinese sweets...
- Lord Haw-Haw was a nickname applied to William Joyce and several other people who broadcast **** propaganda to the United Kingdom from Germany during...
- abbreviation Haw. may refer to: Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), entomologist and biologist Hawaii, in legal citations Supreme Court of Hawaii Haw (disambiguation)...
- "Haw-Haw Land" is the tenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 628th episode of the series...
- Hee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with the fictional rural "Kornfield Kounty" as the backdrop. It aired...
- Look up haws in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Haws is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Henry Hobart Haws (1809–1858), United...
- Haw flakes (Chinese: 山楂餠; pinyin: shānzhā bǐng) are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The pale/dark pink candy is usually formed...
- hee-haw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hee Haw is an American television variety show. Hee Haw may also refer to: the cry of a donkey Hee Haw (EP)...
- Haw Par Villa and Haw Par Mansion Haw Par Corporation Limited, Singapore listed company, formerly known as Haw Par Brothers International Limited Haw...
- William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and **** propaganda broadcaster during the...