gaw

[ gaw ]

/ gɔ /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.

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Origin of gaw

First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain

G.A.W.

abbreviation

guaranteed annual wage.

Meach-o-shn-gaw, Little White Bear; a spirited and distinguished brave, with a scalping-knife grasped in his hand.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Every gew-gaw which flashes on that haughty head, too haughty to bend to me, shall shriek my name into your ears.
The Leavenworth Case|Anna Katherine Green
Well, why in heaven's name shouldn't High Jinks buy a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol?
If Winter Comes|A.S.M. Hutchinson
And when you get a life that finds pleasure in a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol, well that's more pathetic still.
If Winter Comes|A.S.M. Hutchinson

So begin play lika diss: 'O Gaw, O my ancestors, givva me res'; givva me foo'; givva me wadder!
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various