About The Word Shaw
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Shaw
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What's The Definition Of Shaw?
[n] British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
[n] United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [n] United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) Synonyms | Synonyms for Shaw: Anna Howard Shaw | G. B. Shaw | George Bernard Shaw | Henry Wheeler Shaw | Josh Billings Related Terms | Find terms related to Shaw: See Also | author | doc | doctor | Dr. | dramatist | humorist | humourist | MD | medico | physician | playwright | suffragist | writer Shaw In Webster's Dictionary \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket,
grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel.
sk[=o]gr.]
1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
Scot.] --Burns.
Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer.
The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt.
2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes,
turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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