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What (who) is haw - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
HAW; Haw (disambiguation)
haw
haw1
¦ noun the red fruit of the hawthorn.
Origin
OE haga, of Gmc origin, prob. related to hedge.
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haw2
¦ noun the third eyelid or nictitating membrane in certain mammals, especially dogs and cats.
Origin
ME (denoting a discharge from the eye): of unknown origin.
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haw3
¦ verb see hum and haw at hum1.
haw
(haws, hawing, hawed)
1.
Haws are the red berries produced by hawthorn trees in autumn.
N-COUNT
2.
Writers sometimes use 'haw haw' to show that one of their characters is laughing, especially in a rather unpleasant or superior way.
Look at the plebs! Getting all muddy! Haw haw haw!
EXCLAM
3.
If you hem and haw, or in British English hum and haw, you take a long time to say something because you cannot think of the right words, or because you are not sure what to say.
Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.
PHRASE: Vs inflect
haw
v. n.
Hesitate (in speaking), stammer, stutter, falter, hem and haw.
Examples of use of haw
1. Known as Lord Haw Haw, he broadcast Nazi propaganda in World War Two.
2. Joyce, better known as Lord Haw Haw, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison on January 3, 1'46.
3. The last traitors hanged on treason charges were Nazi broadcasters John Amery and William Joyce – Lord Haw–Haw – in 1'46.
4. In 1'45, Nazi radio propagandist William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw–Haw," was convicted of treason and sentenced to death by a British court.
5. Joyce, or Lord Haw Haw as he was known, was an American or Irish descent who broadcast pro–Nazi propaganda from Berlin during the Second World War.