gaw

¹

[ gaw ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

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

G.A.W.

²

abbreviation for

1. guaranteed annual wage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaw¹

First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Meach-o-shn-gaw, Little White Bear; a spirited and distinguished brave, with a scalping-knife grasped in his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Every gew-gaw which flashes on that haughty head, too haughty to bend to me, shall shriek my name into your ears.

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Well, why in heaven's name shouldn't High Jinks buy a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol?

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And when you get a life that finds pleasure in a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol, well that's more pathetic still.

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So begin play lika diss: 'O Gaw, O my ancestors, givva me res'; givva me foo'; givva me wadder!

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