单词 | haw |
释义 | haw haw1 /haw/, v.i. 1. to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech. n. 2. a sound or pause of hesitation. Cf. hem2 (def. 3). [1625-35; imit.] haw2 /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. gee1. [1835-45, Amer.; appar. orig. the impv. haw! look! of ME hawen, OE hawian; akin to L cavere to beware] haw3 /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] haw4 /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.] |
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