Pronunciation : Shaw
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. schawe, scha, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk.]
Definition : 1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Burns. Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer. The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.
2. pl.
Defn: The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913