Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - shaw

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceaga; akin to Old Norse skegg beard — more at shag  Date: before 12th century dialect coppice, thicket  II. noun  Etymology: probably alteration of show  Date: 1726 chiefly British the tops and stalks of a cultivated crop (as potatoes or turnips) SHAW  I. biographical name George Bernard 1856-1950 British (Irish-born) author  II. biographical name Thomas Edward — see T. E. Lawrence