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Vinony

haw

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L321750 on Wikidata ↗

verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L331897 on Wikidata ↗

interjection

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L334017 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hɔː/

intj

Etymology: Assumed to be interjectory, but compare Old English hawian (“to observe, look”)

  1. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

name

Etymology: From Old English haga (“enclosure”). Also a back-formation from Middle English Hawkin, a diminutive of Harry or of a given name meaning "a hawk". Doublet of Haig.

  1. A topographic and patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A river in the US state of North Carolina.

noun

Etymology: Late Middle English (denoting a discharge from the eye), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Etymology 2 above, describing a berry.

  1. The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
  2. A disease of the nictitating membrane.

verb

Etymology: Assumed to be interjectory, but compare Old English hawian (“to observe, look”)

  1. To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.

    “This horse won't haw when I tell him to.”

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

    “You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.”