daw
/dɔː
/noun
Another term for jackdaw.Eagles commonly fly alone: they are crows, daws, and starlings that flock together....
- The daws may peck upon one's sleeve without injury, but whoever wears his heart upon his tympanum gets it not far from the neck.
- After the hot summer days the mist sometimes hung over the moorland as if a whole lake were behind the old trees, among which the crows and the daws were fluttering.
Origin
Late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to German Dohle.