daw
A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family, more…A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
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2 sensesA western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
(obsolete)An idiot, a simpleton; fool.
- common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
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Origin
From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. CognateFrom Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.
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