gaw
noun
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
gaw
1 American
[gaw]
/ gɔ /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
G.A.W.
2
American
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of gaw
First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain
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So there is no maw gaw to shed in the Baw Waw.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Come an' see me put the ewes an' lambs in the croft; then us'll gaw to dinner, an' I'll hear you tell me all 'bout en."
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
"Yes, gaw—" Just as she was at this very "gaw" Tug roars out, "La, Pa! here's Mr. Bar, uncle Tug's coachman!"
From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray
"Ye munna gaw doon to t' sea be yersell," Mistress Anerley said to her daughter: "happen ye mought be one too many."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Begorra, I wor just pullin' on th' boots tuh gaw for the docther, in th' nixt streth, an' summons him to her relehf, fur it's bad she is.
From Stories of Mystery by Rossiter Johnson
And the industry is still subject to the ups and downs of boom and recession, which could easily exhaust G.A.W. funds.
From Time Magazine Archive
He praised Ford's plan for a modified G.A.W. and, after a night's sleep, tackled General Motors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Businessmen have some strong arguments against G.A.W. in the hard-goods industries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every thoughtful American knew that G.A.W., like desegregation, promised plenty of trouble in the years ahead, when it would be applied to more and more industrial situations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reuther shrewdly offered to put both the Ford plan and G.A.W. on the ballot for decision by the workers' vote.
From Time Magazine Archive
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