~ 1 [ wα:'hu: ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ elm ) a North American elm which yields useful wood. [ Ulmus alata .]
2》 a North American spindle tree. [Genus Euonymus : two species.]
Origin
C18: sense 1 perh. from Creek ahá-hwa 'walnut'; sense 2 from Dakota, literally 'arrow wood'.
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~ 2 [ wα:'hu: ]
■ noun a large predatory tropical marine fish of the mackerel family, prized as a game fish. [ Acanthocybium solanderi .]
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
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~ 3 [ wα:'hu: ]
■ exclamation N. Amer. another way of saying yahoo 2 .