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Haw-haw   /hɔ-hɔ/   Listen
Haw-haw

noun
1.
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.  Synonyms: ha-ha, hee-haw, horselaugh.
2.
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.  Synonyms: ha-ha, sunk fence.






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"Haw-haw" Quotes from Famous Books



... find the way." Because she is sure of the sweetness of that collie, even at this distance. Ultimately the trespasser leaves the matter to the dog, who appears gratified and starts straight for where she stands. Dogs always do, says she to herself. But there is the haw-haw fence between them. ...
— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan

... The despicable thing in this Hubert Eldon is that, having got money once more, and in the dirtiest way, he puts on the top-sawyer just as if there was nothing to be ashamed of. If he and his mother were living in a small way on their few hundreds a year, he might haw-haw as much as he liked, and I should only laugh at him; he'd be a fool, but an honest one. But catch them doing that! Family pride's too insubstantial a thing, you see. Well, as I said, they illustrate the natural ...
— Demos • George Gissing



Words linked to "Haw-haw" :   laughter, laugh, horselaugh, ditch, sunk fence, hee-haw



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