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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shaw1

▶noun Farming, chiefly Scottish the parts of a potato plant above the ground.

– origin C19: perh. a var. of show.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shaw2

▶noun archaic, chiefly Scottish a thicket.

– origin OE sceaga, of Gmc origin; rel. to shag1.

'shaw' also found in these Oxford entries:

jejune - shag - Shavian - superman

Forum discussions with the word(s) "shaw" in the title:

"Pygmalion by B.Shaw" or "or B.Shaw"
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