haw 1
/haw/ , v.i.
1. to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.
n.
2. a sound or pause of hesitation. Cf. hem 2 (def. 3).
[ 1625-35; imit. ]
haw 2
/haw/ , interj.
1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal, usually directing it to turn to the left.)
v.t. , v.i.
2. to turn or make a turn to the left: The horse refused to haw. Cf. gee 1 .
[ 1835-45, Amer.; appar. orig. the impv. haw! look! of ME hawen, OE hawian; akin to L cavere to beware ]
haw 3
/haw/ , n.
1. the fruit of the Old World hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, or of other species of the same genus.
2. the hawthorn.
[ before 1000; ME; OE haga, presumably identical with haga hedge, fence; cf. HAWTHORN ]
haw 4
/haw/ , n.
the thin, protective membrane at the inner corner of the lower eyelid of a horse, dog, etc.; nictitating membrane.
[ 1515-1525; orig. uncert. ]