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shaw(2)(dictionary)
shaw(1)(dictionary)
Shaw, Lemuel(encyclopedia)
Shaw Communications(finance)
Shaw (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
SHAW BROTHERS(finance)
Shaw, Artie(encyclopedia)
Shaw, George Bernard(dictionary)
Shaw's Cove Beach(tourism)

shaw(2) (iou)



shaw noun2 & verb. Chiefly Scot. E19.
[Origin uncertain: perh. var. of SHOW noun1.]
A. noun. In pl. & sing. The stalks and leaves of certain plants, esp. potatoes and turnips. E19.
b. verb trans. Cut off the tops of (potatoes, turnips, etc.). L19.