daw

[ daw ]

noun
  1. Obsolete. simpleton; fool.

Origin of daw

1
1400–50; late Middle English dawe; compare Old High German taha

Words Nearby daw

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How to use daw in a sentence

  • He flung opn Mr. Dawkins's door, shouting out, "daw my old buck, how are you?"

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Unless you'll drop through the Chimney like a daw, or force a breach i'th' windows: you may untile the house, 'tis possible.

  • You can put lots of straw down, like Margery daw, and that always looks so interesting.

    Dodo's Daughter | E. F. Benson
  • "You behold, Mungo, the daw in borrowed plumes," said Count Victor as the door was being barred again.

    Doom Castle | Neil Munro
  • "I hope the daw felt more comfortable than I do in mine," and he ruefully surveyed his apparel.

    Doom Castle | Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for daw

daw

/ (dɔː) /


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

Origin of daw

1
C15: related to Old High German taha

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