Definition of "haws" []

• Plural form of haw. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haw. (verb)

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• "In the north, "haws" are still called "haigs;" but whether Hawthorn was first applied to the fruit or the hedge, whether the hedge was so called because it was made of the"
• "After the audience hems and haws for awhile, I say, 'Cheekbones.'"
• "Around small pastures the leaves on hazel bushes are already turning yellow and, on untrimmed hawthorn and blackthorn, there are reddening haws and purple-green sloes."