Meaning of SHAW
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- [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)
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| | Synonyms: | | Anna Howard Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings |
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| | See Also: | | author, doc, doctor, Dr., dramatist, humorist, humourist, MD, medico, physician, playwright, suffragist, writer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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