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scaw

scaw is the alternative form of skaw.

Meaning of skaw

Noun

skaw (plural skaws)

  1. A promontory.

See all 2 meanings of skaw

Noun (1)

scaw (plural scaws)

  1. (dialectal) A wood or forest; a shaw.

Noun (2)

scaw (plural scaws)

  1. (Cornwall) An elder tree.

Forms of scaw

pluralscaws

Origin of scaw

From Middle English scogh, scough, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic *skōgaz. Compare Faroese skógur, Icelandic skógur, Swedish skog.

Questions about scaw

What does scaw mean?
Scaw means a wood or forest; a shaw.
What is scaw the alternative form of?
Scaw is the alternative form of skaw.
What part of speech is scaw?
Scaw is a noun.
What is the plural of scaw?
The plural of scaw is scaws.

Words near scaw in the dictionary

  1. scavs
  2. scavved
  3. scavvies
  4. scavving
  5. scavvy
  6. scaw
  7. Scawby
  8. scaws
  9. scawtite
  10. scawtites
  11. scazon

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: scaw (page history and authors); skaw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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