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<h1>Haw</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Haw</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <ets>ha</ets> an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation.]</ety> <def>An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like <i>haw</i>! also, the sound so made.</def> "Hums or <i>haws</i>."

<i>Congreve.</i>

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<hw>Haw</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To stop, in speaking, with a sound like <i>haw</i>; to speak with interruption and hesitation.</def>

<blockquote>Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and <b>haw</b>. <i>Chesterfield.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Haw</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hawed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hawing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Written also <ets>hoi</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Perhaps connected with <ets>here</ets>, <ets>hither</ets>; cf., however, F. <ets>huhau</ets>, <ets>hue</ets>, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. <ets>hott</ets>, <ets>h\'81</ets>, interj. used in calling to a horse.]</ety> <def>To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See <er>Gee</er>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To haw and gee</col>, &or; <col>To haw and gee about</col></mcol>, <cd>to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

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<hw>Haw</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; <as>as, to <ex>haw</ex> a team of oxen</as>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To haw and gee</col>, &or; <col>To haw and gee about</col></mcol>, <cd>to lead this way and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or control. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Hawaiian</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Ha*wai"ian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of Hawaii.</def></def2>

<h1>Hawebake</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawe"bake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Probably, the baked berry of the hawthorn tree, that is, coarse fare. See 1st <er>Haw</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hawfinch</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Haw"finch`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European grosbeak (<spn>Coccothraustes vulgaris</spn>); -- called also <altname>cherry finch</altname>, and <altname>coble</altname>.</def>

<h1>Haw-haw</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Haw-haw"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Duplication of <ets>haw</ets> a hedge.]</ety> <def>See <er>Ha-ha</er>.</def>

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<hw>Haw*haw"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>To laugh boisterously.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

<blockquote>We <b>haw-haw'd</b>, I tell you, for more than half an hour. <i>Major Jack Downing.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hawk</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hauk</ets> (prob. fr. Icel.), <ets>havek</ets>, AS. <ets>hafoc</ets>, <ets>heafoc</ets>; akin to D. <ets>havik</ets>, OHG. <ets>habuh</ets>, G. <ets>habicht</ets>, Icel. <ets>haukr</ets>, Sw. <ets>h\'94k</ets>, Dan. <ets>h\'94g</ets>, prob. from the root of E. <ets>heave</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family <spn>Falconid\'91</spn>. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow <i>hawk</i>, pigeon <i>hawk</i>, duck <i>hawk</i>, and prairie <i>hawk</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk (<spn>Buteo borealis</spn>); the red-shouldered (<spn>B. lineatus</spn>); the broad-winged (<spn>B. Pennsylvanicus</spn>); the rough-legged (<spn>Archibuteo lagopus</spn>); the sharp-shinned <spn>Accipiter fuscus</spn>). See <er>Fishhawk</er>, <er>Goshawk</er>, <cref>Marsh hawk</cref>, under <er>Marsh</er>, <cref>Night hawk</cref>, under <er>Night</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Bee hawk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the honey buzzard.</cd> -- <col>Eagle hawk</col>. <cd>See under <er>Eagle</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hawk eagle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Asiatic bird of the genus <spn>Spiz\'91tus</spn>, or <spn>Limn\'91tus</spn>, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species.</cd> -- <col>Hawk fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a voracious fly of the family <spn>Asilid\'91</spn>. See <cref>Hornet fly</cref>, under <er>Hornet</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hawk moth</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Hawk moth</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>Hawk owl</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A northern owl (<spn>Surnia ulula</spn>) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An owl of India (<spn>Ninox scutellatus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Hawk's bill</col> <fld>(Horology)</fld>, <cd>the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock.</cd></cs>