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haw

/hɔː/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
  2. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
  3. An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
  4. Fruit of the hawthorn.
  5. A hedge.
  6. (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
  7. To cause (an animal) to turn left.
  8. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left (See gee).
  9. The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
  10. A disease of the nictitating membrane.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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