Daw

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɔː/
• Rhymes: -ɔː
• Homophones: door in non-rhotic accents

From Middle English dawe, from Old English dāwe, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ (compare German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰākʷ- (compare Old Prussian doacke ("starling")).

Full definition of daw

Noun

1. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula; a bird of crow family, more commonly called jackdaw.
• WallerThe loud daw, his throat displaying, draws
  The whole assembly of his fellow daws.
2. (obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton; fool.
• 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, p.‘Of course I do, you great daw.’ She kissed his beautiful mouth and moved his fringe out of his eyes.

Synonyms

• jackdaw, western jackdaw, Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw

Middle English dawen, from Old English dagian ("to dawn"), from Proto-Germanic *dagāną ("to become day, dawn"), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz ("day"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰAǵʰ- ("day"). More at day.

Verb

1. (obsolete except in Scotland) To dawn.
2. (obsolete) To wake (someone) up.
• 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XI:And than Sir Bors toke her up and dawed her, and whan she awaked she kneled afore tho three knyghtes and hylde up bothe her hondys ....
3. (obsolete) To daunt; to terrify.

Anagrams

• ADW
• AWD
• wad, WAD