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Added 9 October 2026

shaw

/ʃɔː/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shaw at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004).
United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885).
United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919).

Origin

From Old English sċeaga, scaga. Cognate with Old Norse skógr (“forest, wood”), whence Danish skov (“forest”). Doublet of scaw.

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