black haw

American  

noun

1. sheepberry.

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Etymology

Origin of black haw

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

We saved a heap of bark from wild cherry and poplar and black haw and slippery ellum trees and we dried out mullein leaves.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Tugging at the strings of the poke bonnet, she stepped toward the cover of a nearby black haw whose flat-topped, branch-end clusters of bloom gleamed like phosphorus over a dark sea.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel

The young man waited, standing by a black haw upon the bank of the little stream.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

An' back a little an' there's jest thickets of papaw, an' thorns, an' wild grape-vines, an' crab, an' red an' black haw, an' dogwood, an' sumac, an' spicebush, an' trees!

From The Song of the Cardinal by Stratton-Porter, Gene

The fruit of the black haw, or stag-bush, is not edible until after frost has touched it.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina