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Sawed vs Hawed - What's the difference?

sawed | hawed |

As verbs the difference between sawed and hawed

is that sawed is (saw) while hawed is (haw).

sawed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (saw)

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    saw

    English

    (wikipedia saw)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sawe, from (etyl) saga, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
  • A musical saw.
  • A sawtooth wave.
    • Derived terms
    * backsaw * band saw, bandsaw * buzz saw * chainsaw * chop saw * circular saw * coping saw * crosscut saw * fretsaw * hacksaw * handsaw * hole saw * Japanese-style handsaw * jigsaw * miter saw, mitre saw * power saw * razor-tooth saw * reciprocating saw * rift saw * rip saw * sawbones * sawhorse * sawtooth * scroll saw * table saw * tenon saw

    Verb

  • To cut (something) with a saw.
  • To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
    • The fiddler sawed away at his instrument.
  • To be cut with a saw.
    • The timber saws smoothly.
  • To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
    • to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)
    to saw''' shingles; to '''saw out a panel
    Related terms
    * saw wood

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sawe, from (etyl) sagu, . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) Something spoken; speech, discourse.
  • *, Bk.V:
  • *:And for thy trew sawys , and I may lyve many wynters, there was never no knyght better rewardid.
  • (often old saw ) A saying or proverb.
  • (label) Opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
  • *Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden
  • *:Þe more comoun sawe is þat Remus was i-slawe for he leep ouer þe newe walles of Rome.
  • (label) Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
  • *Earl of Toulouse
  • *:All they assentyd to the sawe ; They thoght he spake reson and lawe.
  • (label) Dictate; command; decree.
  • *Spenser
  • *:[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw .
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 3

    See see . Cognate with Dutch zag, German sah, Danish .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (see)

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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)

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