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daw

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daw  (dô)
n.
A jackdaw.
[Middle English dawe.]
daw [dɔː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an archaic, dialect, or poetic name for a jackdaw
[related to Old High German taha]
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Noun1.dawdaw - common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Corvus monedula, jackdaw
corvine bird - birds of the crow family
genus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens


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Quoth Robin Hood, "Yon is verily a sorry-looking gallant, and doth seem to have donned ill-content with his jerkin this morning; nevertheless, I will out and talk with him, for there may be some pickings here for a hungry daw.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
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