haw: Meaning and Definition of

haw

1. to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.

1. a sound or pause of hesitation. Cf. hem (def. 3).

haw

1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal, usually directing it to turn to the left.)

1. to turn or make a turn to the left:Cf. gee. The horse refused to haw.

haw

1. the fruit of the Old World hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, or of other species of the same genus.
2. the hawthorn.

haw

1. the thin, protective membrane at the inner corner of the lower eyelid of a horse, dog, etc.; nictitating membrane.

Haw.

1. Hawaii.