Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶HEW-HAWS, n.pl. The berries of the hawthorn (Ayr. a.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) H. 39). [The first element may correspond to Icel., Norw. dial. hjupa, the hip of the wild rose. See Choop, n.1]