daw

American  

[daw] / dɔ /

noun

1. jackdaw.

2. Obsolete.  simpleton; fool.

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daw British  

/ dɔː /

noun

1. an archaic, dialect, or poetic name for a jackdaw

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Etymology

Origin of daw

1400–50; late Middle English dawe; compare Old High German taha

Example Sentences

The Hannover striker had an operation on his left ankle in Basel, Switzerland on Monday, having suffered an injury in Friday's 1-1 daw with Hertha Berlin.

From BBC

Elsewhere, Botswana and Tanzania played out a 3-3 daw and there were also stalemates between Oman and Egypt, whose meeting ended 1-1, and Niger and Nigeria who failed to score in their match.

From BBC

It was at the end of the first Elizabethan age that Shakespeare's Iago said: "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at."

From The Guardian

Here, you daw in peacock's feathers--like my son, indeed?

From Project Gutenberg

Gradually the fabric fell into decay, the owl hooted on the landing of the grand stair-case, and the daw and martin flitted unmolested through the deserted halls.

From Project Gutenberg