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daw

[ daw ]

noun

  1. Obsolete. simpleton; fool.


daw

/ »åÉ”Ë /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daw1

1400–50; late Middle English dawe; compare Old High German taha
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daw1

C15: related to Old High German taha
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Example Sentences

The old gentleman scratched about with his great daws until he had turned up a dirty bundle of papers, one corner of which had been used for lighting something.

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

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Soon the darkness was full of daws, full of the awful unknown and menace.

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The Hannover striker had an operation on his left ankle in Basel, Switzerland on Monday, having suffered an injury in Friday's 1-1 daw with Hertha Berlin.

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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.

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