Definition of shaw Shaw

/สƒษ”หˆ/ - [sho] - shaw

We found 9 definitions of shaw from 4 different sources.

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Noun

shaw - British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
  G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw
shaw - United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
  Anna Howard Shaw
shaw - United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
  Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
shaw - United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
  Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • shaw (n.)
    A thicket; a small wood or grove.
  • shaw (n.)
    The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐Ÿ“•

  • shaw
    shaw, n. a thicket, a small wood: (Scot.) a stem with the leaves, as of a potato. [A.S. scaga; Ice. skรณgr, Dan. skov.]

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