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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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Haw \Haw\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.)
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See {Nictitating
membrane}, under {Nictitate}.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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