daw
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of daw
1400–50; late Middle English dawe; compare Old High German taha
Example Sentences
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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 ● Aug. 15, 2012
“Well, don’t dawdle. You daw lie, and I’ve spoken to you about that before. Get on o it of here,” Aunt Puss hollered.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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The slashes on the hems of her jeans looked suspiciously like daw marks.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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What better is the house where the daw rises soon?
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
No county in England is richer in noble churches, and no kind of building seems more attractive to the "ecclesiastical daw" than the great Perpendicular tower of the Glastonbury type, which is so common here.
From Birds and Man by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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