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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. Initialism. Dispense As Written ¹

2. Initialism. Digital Audio Workstation ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname from=given names) ¹

4. Noun. a jackdaw (a bird) ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton; fool. ¹

6. Verb. (obsolete except in Scotland) To dawn. ¹

7. Verb. (obsolete) To wake (someone) up. ¹

8. Verb. (obsolete) To daunt; to terrify. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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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