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Definition of Haw-haw
1. Noun. A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.
Generic synonyms: Laugh, Laughter
Derivative terms: Hee-haw
2. Noun. A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.
Definition of Haw-haw
1. Noun. (alternative form of ha-ha) (a ditch acting as a sunken fence) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haw-haw
Literary usage of Haw-haw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1838)
"1 Haw, haw,1 he muttered ' haw, haw; haw, haw!' And the wild woods echoed * haw,
haw; haw, haw!' A wolf came out from his dusky den, And a hungry look had ..."
2. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1863)
"Then, you know, high words—hem—haw—ensued—and Mr. Dysart flung a glass of wine
in Sefton's face- haw-haw—and Sefton flew into a rage—haw—and I don't know ..."
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