Haw \Haw\, v. t.
To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the
driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.
To haw and gee, or To haw and gee about, to lead this way
and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or
control. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Haw \Haw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hawing.]
[Written also hoi.]
[Perhaps connected with here,
hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hue, interj. used in turning
a horse to the right, G. hott, h["u], interj. used in calling
to a horse.]
To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of
cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their
teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee.
To haw and gee, or To haw and gee about, to go from one
thing to another without good reason; to have no settled
purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |