daw
Obsolete. simpleton; fool.
Origin of daw
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How to use daw in a sentence
Daws told the Post that he has no recollection of ever having spoken to Goodall—a conversation one imagines he would remember.
Jane Goodall’s Troubling, Error-Filled New Book, ‘Seeds of Hope’ | Michael Moynihan | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis may be seen in daws, choughs, pipits, and many other species.
Birds and Man | W. H. HudsonA girl that wears her heart on a chain is likely to have daws pecking at it, isn't she?
The Main Chance | Meredith NicholsonThey were poor creatures, the daws who pecked at that manly heart, so stanch and warm and constant.
The Martian | George Du MaurierThere are also to be met with in London a few solitary vagrant daws which in most cases are probably birds escaped from captivity.
Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
To return to the subject of the beautiful albino daws, and the numbers sometimes seen in our bird markets.
Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
British Dictionary definitions for daw
/ (dɔː) /
an archaic, dialect, or poetic name for a jackdaw
Origin of daw
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