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shaw

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) shaw (noun)
  2. 2) shaw (noun)
  3. Shaw (biographical name)
  4. Shaw (biographical name)

1shaw

noun \ˈshȯ\

Definition of SHAW

dialect
: coppice, thicket

Origin of SHAW

Middle English, from Old English sceaga; akin to Old Norse skegg beard — more at shag
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SHAW

aw, awe, blaw, braw, ca, caw, chaw, claw, craw, daw, draw, flaw, gnaw, haw, jaw, la, law, maw, pa, paw, pshaw, Ra, rah, raw, saw, shah, slaw, spa, squaw, straw, tau, taw, thaw, yaw

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