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daw

American  
[daw] / dɔ /

noun

  1. jackdaw.

  2. Obsolete. simpleton; fool.


daw British  
/ dɔː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of daw

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

Example Sentences

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That market tranquility was the theme of an analysis by a team at RBC Capital Markets led by Jason Daw, head of North American rates strategy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

When Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's party was in power, we experienced a bit of democracy.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Chris Roe and Michael Daw, two leading noetics researchers, published a widely discussed study last year proposing this very thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

The junta allowed elections more than a decade ago, enabling Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of an assassinated independence hero, to sit in Parliament.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

How’d you like it if I called you Daw instead of Don.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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