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daw
[ daw ]
/ dɔ /
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noun
Obsolete. simpleton; fool.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of daw
1400–50; late Middle English dawe; compare Old High German taha
Words nearby daw
Davy, Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, Davy lamp, Davys, daw, dawah, dawbake, dawdle, Dawes, Dawes Act of 1887
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Word Origin for daw
C15: related to Old High German taha
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