black haw

American  

noun

1. sheepberry.

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Etymology

Origin of black haw

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

The last admonition was shared with the bent old lady, who was too dim-sighted, evidently, to have seen her laborer’s telepogram and now appeared from around the misnamed white-blooming black haw.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel

One writer gave black haw and snowball as their favourite foods, and the length of the caterpillar when full grown nearly two inches.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

The black haw has the characteristic flowers and fruit of its genus, but is smaller throughout than the other two, and its branches are stout.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

They may not endure the moister air near the Mississippi, but there we have already many useful natives, like the black haw and thorn apple, that are as yet almost unnoticed.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

The young man waited, standing by a black haw upon the bank of the little stream.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary