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/dɔː/ · noun
A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw..
The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws.
[…] But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.
Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […] No good preest to offend, But suche dawes to amend, […]
A kind of choughs, Or thievish daws, sir, that have pick'd my purse Of eight score and ten pounds within these five weeks
‘Of course I do, you great daw.’ She kissed his beautiful mouth and moved his fringe out of his eyes.
ANd whanne the Quene herd them saye soo she felle to the erthe in a dede swoune and thenne syr Bors took her vp and dawed her & whanne she was awaked she kneled afore the thre knyghtes and helde vp bothe their handes and besoughte them to seke hym And when the queen heard them say so she fell to the earth in a dead swoon. And then Sir Bors took her up, and dawed her; and when she was awaked she kneeled afore the three knights, and held up both their hands, and besought them to seek him
Use daw when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Daw means A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw..
Common synonyms include jackdaw, corvus monedula.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws.
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