gawn.¹

Brit.

/ɡɔː/, U.S.

/ɡɔ/,

/ɡɑ/, Scottish English

/ɡɔ/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps identical with gaw Scots form of gall n.²; but the sense is not easy to account for on this supposition.

Scottish.

(See quots. 1793, 1812.) Also attributive in gaw-cut n. (also gaw-cutting) , gaw-fur n. = furrow n.): see quots

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > furrow

furrowc888

vorec1380

scratching1548

henting?a1605

voor1669

thorough1732

gaw1793

dead furrow1838

sheugh1844

mould furrow1851

back-furrow1855

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. IX. 352 (note) Gaw is that slit or opening made by a plough or spade in the side of a pond, loch, or stagnated water, by which it is drained off.

1805 Gen. View Agric. E. Lothian (Board of Agric.) 172 As soon as a field is sown and harrowed, the gaw-furs, as they are provincially called, are neatly and perfectly cleaned with the spade and shovel.

1812 J. Wilson Gen. View Agric. Renfrewshire 130 Open drains, called sloped gaws.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. §779 In every variety of soil ploughed..for winter, care should be taken to have plenty of channels or gaws or grips, as they are usually termed, so as the surface water may find them at every point by which to escape..The precaution of gaw-cutting should never be neglected.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. §854 The gaw-cuts, small channels cut with the spade, are carefully made through every natural hollow of the ground.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gaw cut.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gawn.²

/ɡɔː/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed withn English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: gewgaw n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps short for gewgaw n.

rare.

? Short for gewgaw n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket

baublec1330

gaudc1430

gayc1475

strincate1489

trim-tram1523

gewgawa1529

trinketa1533

toy1548

gaudy1555

baublery1583

trinkilo1631

jingle-jangle1640

prettiness1649

trinkum1665

knacka1677

knick-knack1682

trinkum-trankum1699

knick-knacket1793

knick-knackery1812

trankum1819

gaw1822

pretty1882

trinklet1897

mathom1954

tchotchke1968

1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. ii. ii Like this, with his hair Curling tier above tier, With his gauds and his gaws Do despite to the laws.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† gawv.

Forms: Middle English gawen, gowen, Middle English gou, 1500s gawe.

Etymology: compare Old Norse gá to heed.

Obsolete.

intransitive. To gape, stare; to look intently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > stare or gaze

stareOE

gawc1175

darea1225

porec1300

muse1340

glowc1374

gogglec1380

gazec1386

glore?a1400

glopc1400

govec1480

glower?a1513

gowk1513

daze1523

amuse1532

glew1587

to feed one's eyes1590

to seek, buy, or sow gape-seed1598

to shoot one's eyes1602

glazea1616

stargaze1639

gaum1691

to stare like a stuck pig1702

ygaze1737

gawk1785

to feed one's sight1813

gloze1853

glow1856

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 12233 & doþ itt [sc. hoarded money] te nan oþerr god. But an þatt tatt tu gowesst. Þær onne. þa þu gast tær to.

c1300 Seyn Julian 125 Ne make þou namo men gawen on me!

c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Taylor) x The bryddus in the boes, That of [other texts on] the gost gous [Thornton MS. gewes, riming with bewes, clewes; Douce. glowes] Thay scryken.

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. A^v Who gapes, who gawes, who pores, who pries Who proggs his mate but he?

1808–25 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) To gawe, to go about staring in a stupid manner. Teviotd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

> as lemmas

GAW

GAW n. U.S. (now historical and rare) guaranteed annual wage, a minimum yearly income guaranteed in an employment contract, esp. by providing for a set number of hours' work per week, month, etc.

ΚΠ

1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 5 Jan. 12/5 The guaranteed annual wage—GAW—based on a guaranteed minimum employment annually.

2009 Sci. & Society July 407 In 1955, Reuther's innovative bargaining proposal for a guaranteed annual wage (GAW) resulted in the pioneering of a ‘supplemental unemployment benefits’ (SUB) program.

extracted from Gn.

n.¹1793

n.²1822

v.c1175

as lemmas

单词	gaw
释义	gawn.¹ Brit. /ɡɔː/, U.S. /ɡɔ/, /ɡɑ/, Scottish English /ɡɔ/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps identical with gaw Scots form of gall n.²; but the sense is not easy to account for on this supposition. Scottish. (See quots. 1793, 1812.) Also attributive in gaw-cut n. (also gaw-cutting) , gaw-fur n. = furrow n.): see quots ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > furrow furrowc888 vorec1380 scratching1548 henting?a1605 voor1669 thorough1732 gaw1793 dead furrow1838 sheugh1844 mould furrow1851 back-furrow1855 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. IX. 352 (note) Gaw is that slit or opening made by a plough or spade in the side of a pond, loch, or stagnated water, by which it is drained off. 1805 Gen. View Agric. E. Lothian (Board of Agric.) 172 As soon as a field is sown and harrowed, the gaw-furs, as they are provincially called, are neatly and perfectly cleaned with the spade and shovel. 1812 J. Wilson Gen. View Agric. Renfrewshire 130 Open drains, called sloped gaws. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. §779 In every variety of soil ploughed..for winter, care should be taken to have plenty of channels or gaws or grips, as they are usually termed, so as the surface water may find them at every point by which to escape..The precaution of gaw-cutting should never be neglected. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. §854 The gaw-cuts, small channels cut with the spade, are carefully made through every natural hollow of the ground. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Gaw cut. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gawn.² /ɡɔː/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed withn English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: gewgaw n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps short for gewgaw n. rare. ? Short for gewgaw n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket baublec1330 gaudc1430 gayc1475 strincate1489 trim-tram1523 gewgawa1529 trinketa1533 toy1548 gaudy1555 baublery1583 trinkilo1631 jingle-jangle1640 prettiness1649 trinkum1665 knacka1677 knick-knack1682 trinkum-trankum1699 knick-knacket1793 knick-knackery1812 trankum1819 gaw1822 pretty1882 trinklet1897 mathom1954 tchotchke1968 1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. ii. ii Like this, with his hair Curling tier above tier, With his gauds and his gaws Do despite to the laws. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † gawv. Forms: Middle English gawen, gowen, Middle English gou, 1500s gawe. Etymology: compare Old Norse gá to heed. Obsolete. intransitive. To gape, stare; to look intently. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > stare or gaze stareOE gawc1175 darea1225 porec1300 muse1340 glowc1374 gogglec1380 gazec1386 glore?a1400 glopc1400 govec1480 glower?a1513 gowk1513 daze1523 amuse1532 glew1587 to feed one's eyes1590 to seek, buy, or sow gape-seed1598 to shoot one's eyes1602 glazea1616 stargaze1639 gaum1691 to stare like a stuck pig1702 ygaze1737 gawk1785 to feed one's sight1813 gloze1853 glow1856 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 12233 & doþ itt [sc. hoarded money] te nan oþerr god. But an þatt tatt tu gowesst. Þær onne. þa þu gast tær to. c1300 Seyn Julian 125 Ne make þou namo men gawen on me! c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Taylor) x The bryddus in the boes, That of [other texts on] the gost gous [Thornton MS. gewes, riming with bewes, clewes; Douce. glowes] Thay scryken. 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. A^v Who gapes, who gawes, who pores, who pries Who proggs his mate but he? 1808–25 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) To gawe, to go about staring in a stupid manner. Teviotd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas GAW GAW n. U.S. (now historical and rare) guaranteed annual wage, a minimum yearly income guaranteed in an employment contract, esp. by providing for a set number of hours' work per week, month, etc. ΚΠ 1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 5 Jan. 12/5 The guaranteed annual wage—GAW—based on a guaranteed minimum employment annually. 2009 Sci. & Society July 407 In 1955, Reuther's innovative bargaining proposal for a guaranteed annual wage (GAW) resulted in the pioneering of a ‘supplemental unemployment benefits’ (SUB) program. extracted from Gn. < n.¹1793n.²1822v.c1175 as lemmas
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