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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


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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

The slashes on the hems of her jeans looked suspiciously like daw marks.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

“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

“A miserly daw, who would not risk a crown to save the crown.”

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

Daw, daw, v.i. an old English form of dawn.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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