haw

noun5

1. •
   Fruit of the hawthorn.
2. •
   The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
3. •
   (historical) A hedge.
4. •
   A disease of the nictitating membrane.
5. •
   (no longer used) Something that has little value or importance; a whit or jot.

   • wele not leaue a man of lawe, Nor a paper worth a hawe, And make him worse than a dawe, That shall stand against Iacke Strawe. — 1593

exclamation3

1. •
   An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.

   • Hums or haws. — 1720
2. •
   An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).

   • You think that song was good? Haw!
3. •
   An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

verb3

1. •
   To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
2. •
   To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.

   • This horse won't haw when I tell him to.
3. •
   To cause (an animal) to turn left.

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

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of Hawaii: a state of the United States, as used in case citations.