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DARE has lots of info on gee and gee-haw. Here is a sampling that I was able to jot down in five minutes:
gee-haw
1. =gee, as command to draft animal (usu. to turn right) [widespread Americanism]
to get going; to operate, as of a motor, "I can't get it to gee-haw."
2. of people, to get along with [chiefly Sth]
gee-hawed - lop-sided, awry [esp. inland Nth]
gee-hawing - going nowhere, working at cross purposes [Ozarks]
gee-horse - the one on the right [N Cent, Gt. Lakes]
gee(2) - to suit, fit; transf. in neg. constr. "That won't gee." [Pennsyl]
These terms are quite widespread, but have been applied with different twists in different pockets of usage!
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Thanks for going to the trouble! I hope Mr Godwin comes back to see what you found.
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Pat--ha! And thanks--I didn't know, either. Even though it's been mentioned here before. Welcome aBoard, by the way; sorry to be so delayed in that.
Mm-thank you too, eta! [hug]
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Now who can resist a dare?
Or an etymological snare?
It could be so wise
Or, perhaps, otherwise
But, really, does anyone care?
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good info, but why didn't you post it in the original gee-haw thread? just bein' contrary? 
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In reply to:
why didn't you post it in the original gee-haw thread?
Wouldn't you agree that, in the event, that thread turned into quite an eyesore?
(Or, is that contrarian enough for you?)
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In reply to:
Now, who can resist a DARE -
An etymological snare?
It could be so wise
Or, perhaps, otherwise
But, really, does anyone care?
No offense, plutarch, but are you the official Poetaster Laureate in these parts? (Or, where is a Bonfire of the Vanities when you really need one?)
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