haw vs hawthorn

haw

noun
  • Fruit of the hawthorn. 

  • A disease of the nictitating membrane. 

  • A hedge. 

  • The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. 

intj
  • An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw). 

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

  • An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made. 

verb
  • To cause (an animal) to turn left. 

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

  • To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. 

hawthorn

noun
  • Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches 

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