United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
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United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
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United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
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British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
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Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk[=o]gr.] 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. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.