Definitions for: Haw


[n] the nictitating membrane of a horse
[n] a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
[v] utter"haw"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.)
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See {Nictitating
membrane}, under Nictitate.


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, v. i.
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.] [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.]


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.]

Synonyms: hawthorn

See Also: blackthorn, bush, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, Crataegus, Crataegus aestivalis, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus biltmoreana, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus crus-galli, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus mollis, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus oxycantha, Crataegus pedicellata, Crataegus tomentosa, downy haw, emit, English hawthorn, evergreen thorn, genus Crataegus, let loose, let out, may, mayhaw, nictitating membrane, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, red haw, scarlet haw, shrub, summer haw, third eyelid, utter, whitethorn

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