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gaw
1[ gaw ]
noun
, Chiefly Scot.
- a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
G.A.W.
2abbreviation for
- guaranteed annual wage.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gaw1
First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences
Meach-o-shn-gaw, Little White Bear; a spirited and distinguished brave, with a scalping-knife grasped in his hand.
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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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