daw
Americannoun
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
See-saw, jack a daw, What is a craw to do wi' her?
From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various
The words of the dance song were "Sasa sangcoomah, sangcoomee ah! sangcoomee ah! kadee yooshee daw;" when they came to the last word they all joined in the chorus and clapped their hands.
From Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island by Basil Hall
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