see|Haw
English

Pronunciation
rhymes|��

Etymology 1
Imitative

Interjection
en-intj

1. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).

#: You think that song was good? Haw!

Usage notes
sense|an imitation of laughter In the US, the spelling haw is rare, with term|ha being more common.

Translations
trans-top|an imitation of laughter
Finnish: hah
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Etymology 2
OE. term|haga|lang=ang.

Noun
en-noun

1. Fruit of the hawthorn.
2. historical A hedge.

Translations
trans-top|hawthorn
Finnish: orapihlajanmarja
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trans-top|hedge
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Etymology 3
Unknown

Interjection
en-intj

1. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn left.

Translations
trans-top|an instruction for a horse or other animal to turn left
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Verb
en-verb

1. context|of an animal To turn left.

#: This horse won't haw when I tell him to.

1. To cause (an animal) to turn left.

#: You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.

Derived terms
gee haw whimmy diddle
hem and haw
hum and haw

Antonyms
sense|to turn left gee
sense|to cause to turn left gee

Category:Laughter

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