haw
Speech parts
1. haw - Noun
2. haw - Verb
3. haw - Interjection
4. Haw - Proper noun
Meaning
A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.
The fruit of the hawthorn.
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made.
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee.
To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.
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he hemmed and hawed
Buck Owens then began using the barn interior set for his performances after it was replaced by the "Hee Haw Honky Tonk" set and was named "Buck's Place" (as a nod to one of Owens' hits, " Sam's Place ").
He complained Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa would 'hem and haw about this or that problem he had with the bill without telling us what exactly it would take to get him to yes.'
Like Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk was picked up for syndication in the fall of 1971, and there were some markets where the same station aired both programs.
Guest appearances Hee Haw featured at least two, and sometimes three or four, guest celebrities each week.
Guest stars often participated in this sketch as well; and on occasion, personalities from TV stations that carried Hee Haw, as well as country music radio personalities, would appear in this sketch with Owens or Clark.