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

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

You see, the daw was with the rooks scratchin' about in a plowed field near the ellums, and it might have come from anywhere.

From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

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

From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.