haw
(noun) the nictitating membrane of a horse
hawthorn, haw
(noun) a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
haw
(verb) utter ‘haw’; “he hemmed and hawed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Haw (plural Haws)
A topographic and patronymic surname.
A river in the US state of North Carolina.
• WHA, Wah, wah, wha
Imitative
haw
An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
• (an imitation of laughter): In the US, haw is rare (it was more used in the past), with ha being more common.
haw (third-person singular simple present haws, present participle hawing, simple past and past participle hawed)
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
haw (plural haws)
Fruit of the hawthorn.
Synonym: hawthorn berry
(historical) A hedge.
haw
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left (See gee).
haw (third-person singular simple present haws, present participle hawing, simple past and past participle hawed)
(of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
Antonym: gee
To cause (an animal) to turn left.
Antonym: gee
haw (plural haws)
(anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
A disease of the nictitating membrane.
• WHA, Wah, wah, wha
Source: Wiktionary
Haw, n. Etym: [OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan. have garden. 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, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.)
Definition: The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
Haw, n. Etym: [Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation.]
Definition: An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. "Hums or haws." Congreve.
Haw, v. i.
Definition: To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw. Chesterfield.
Haw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hawing.] Etym: [Written also hoi.] Etym: [Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hue, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, hü, interj. used in calling to a horse.]
Definition: 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.]
Haw, v. t.
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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