Results for haw

Definitions of haw:

part of speech: noun

( orig.) A hedge or inclosure: the berry of the hawthorn.

part of speech: noun

A hesitation in speech.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To speak with interruption and hesitation.

part of speech: noun

The berry of the hawthorn; a gristly excrescence under the nether eyelid of a horse.

part of speech: verb

To make sounds like haw, haw, between one's words in speaking.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To speak with a haw or hesitation.

Usage examples for haw:

• Seedlings of dogwood were moderately numerous on each one of the areas sampled, and those of red haw were somewhat less abundant on each area. "The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation", Henry S. Fitch Ronald L. McGregor

• Grouped on the banks of the creek, in fence corners, some lying on the grass under the red haw trees, were the rabble- all there out of curiosity. "Watch Yourself Go By", Al. G. Field