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In the north, "haws" are still called "haigs;" but whether Hawthorn was first applied to the fruit or the hedge, whether the hedge was so called because it was made of the

The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868

Around small pastures the leaves on hazel bushes are already turning yellow and, on untrimmed hawthorn and blackthorn, there are reddening haws and purple-green sloes.

Country diary: St Stephens-by-Saltash 2011

But what if, instead, your mutual friend hems and haws and finally shares that the woman liked you "well enough," which anyone can translate as "bored to tears"?

Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011

But what if, instead, your mutual friend hems and haws and finally shares that the woman liked you "well enough," which anyone can translate as "bored to tears"?

Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011

As I said, Senator Shelby stammers, hems and haws his way through the question, saying not much of anything.

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After the audience hems and haws for awhile, I say, 'Cheekbones.'

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

After the audience hems and haws for awhile, I say, 'Cheekbones.'

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

Shadows extend towards sunlit water chopped with yellow and blue reflections as the lowering sun gilds the west-facing tree canopy and burnishes the masses of haws on banks of bracken.

Country diary: Cornwall Virginia Spiers 2010

After the audience hems and haws for awhile, I say, 'Cheekbones.'

Stephanie Woodard: Buffalo Gardeners: Standing Rock Sioux Harvest Bison, Garden to Restore Health Stephanie Woodard 2011

Owns a family farm, too – he'll fit right in with the hee-haws in the Tea Party.

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