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Haded vs Hawed - What's the difference?

haded | hawed |

As verbs the difference between haded and hawed

is that haded is past tense of hade while hawed is past tense of haw.

haded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hade)

    • hade

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) had, hed, hod, from (etyl) . Same as (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (Scotland) * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Person (in all senses).
  • (obsolete, biological) Sex; gender.
  • Order; estate; rank; degree; holy or religious orders.
  • State; condition; quality; kind.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hadien, hodien, from (etyl) . See above.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (had)
  • (obsolete) To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    Origin uncertain. Perhaps from a dialectal form of head.

    Verb

    (had)
  • (geology) To slope from the vertical

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) The slope of a vein or fault from the vertical; the complement of the dip

    • Anagrams

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    hawed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (haw)

    • haw

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw'' or ''haw haw haw ).
    • You think that song was good? Haw!
  • An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
  • * Congreve
    • Hums or haws .
    Usage notes
    * (an imitation of laughter) In the US, the spelling haw is rare, with (ha) being more common.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw ; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
    • Derived terms
    * hum and haw, hem and haw

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) hawe, from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Fruit of the hawthorn.
  • (historical) A hedge.

    • Etymology 3

    Unknown

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
    • This horse won't haw when I tell him to.
  • To cause (an animal) to turn left.
    • You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.
    Derived terms
    * gee haw whimmy diddle * haw and gee, haw and gee about
    Antonyms
    * (to turn left) gee * (to cause to turn left) gee

    Etymology 4

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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