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Definition of Daw

1. Noun. Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery.

Definition of Daw

1. n. A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw.

2. v. i. To dawn.

3. v. t. To rouse.

Definition of Daw

1. to dawn [v DAWED, DAWEN, DAWING, DAWS] - See also: dawn

Medical Definition of Daw

1. A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw. "The loud daw, his throat displaying, draw The whole assembly of his fellow daws." (Waller) The daw was reckoned as a silly bird, and a daw meant a simpleton. See in Shakespeare: "Then thou dwellest with daws too." Origin: OE. Dawe; akin to OHG. Taha, MHG. Tahe, tahele, G. Dohle. Cf. Caddow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Daw

Davis shutter davit davit davits Davy Davy's gray davyne Davys davyum Davy Crockett

davy jones Davy Jones Davy Jones's locker Davy lamp daw (current term) daw (current term) dawah Dawbarn's sign dawbries dawbry

dawcock dawcocks dawd dawded dawding dawdle dawdled dawdler dawdlers dawdles

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