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Meanings of daw in English

Portuguese
gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta
Catalan
gralla
Spanish
corvus monedula

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

gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta
Synonyms
Examples for "jackdaw"
Examples for "jackdaw"
1
As Kauc, the crow, was saying to Cloctaw, the jackdaw, this morning--
Wood Magic: A Fable
2
So did Evelyn think, and her eyes followed Sister Mary John's jackdaw.
Sister Teresa
3
The old birds were screeching loudly, and trying to drive the jackdaw away.
The Life of the Fields
4
I watched as a jackdaw hopped across the garden this morning.
The Irish Times
5
You can see part of an upstairs room there, by the jackdaw tower.
Five on a treasure island
Usage of daw in English
1
He was represented, in a hundred pamphlets, as the daw in borrowed plumes.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
2
A daw of the people, she had tried to peacock it among the gentry.
The Mountebank
3
Its invasion was not nearly as shy as the dawn's.
Sins of the Fathers
4
No darkness, no tempest, no gloom, long confused his vision of 'the ideal dawn'.
Life of Robert Browning
5
The dawn's new light fell across the Paladin as he climbed back astride his charger.
Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
6
She was a humble daw and knew her station.
The Fortunate Youth
7
One would scarcely have been surprised to hear her say, "Cut-cut-cut-ca-daw-cut?"
A Voice in the Wilderness
8
The cock doth craw, the day doth daw.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
9
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn
The Martian Chronicles
10
Yet the cliff-breeders, albeit abundant enough, are but a minority of the daw population of this district.
Birds in Town & Village
11
Yea, just so much as you may take upon a knives point, and choke a daw withal.
Much Ado about Nothing
12
You'd be cursed, and 'shot at dawn'!
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
13
In a few hours, perhaps much less, it would be dawn-andthen there would be all too much light.
Broken Circle
14
Even the ornithologists who are interested in birds as birds haven't a good word to say of the daw.
Birds in Town & Village
15
Upon return the fretted dawn
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
16
This blemished radiance...this night-stung dawn
Year's best sf 15
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Translations for daw
Catalan
gralla
Daw through the time