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Rarehaws
The correct spelling is haws.
How to pronounce haws
verb
Say it like: Haw-s
The correct spelling is haws. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. For example: "This horse won't haw when I tell him to."
Usage Examples
“This horse won't haw when I tell him to.”
“You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
- 2.(of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
- 3.To cause (an animal) to turn left.
noun
- 1.Fruit of the hawthorn.
- 2.A hedge.
- 3.The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
- 4.A disease of the nictitating membrane.
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