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   Shaw (sha̤), n. [OE. schawe, schaȝe, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. skōgr.]
   1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]  Burns.
   
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   Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer.
   
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   The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.
   
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   2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.]  Jamieson.
   
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