shaw1verbto stalk a person or animal20-. etymology: origin obscure; attested by BW
shaw2verbto cut off the tops of potatoes, turnips or other root vegetables:Travellers shawed the farmer’s turnips and he gave them a camping place for the winter.la19-. etymology: Scots; attested by CH and BS in TDITA, SS and DWnote:
Form shawin attested by Canadian Paul Pope (2013) meaning ‘to cut’.