jackdaw
Origin of daw
Middle English dawe, akin to Old High German taha, German dohle from Proto-Germanic an unverified form dhakw-, echoic of its crydaw
Scot. to dawn
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daw
noun
A jackdaw.
Origin of daw
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Noun
(plural daws)
Origin
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”)).
Verb
(third-person singular simple present daws, present participle dawing, simple past and past participle dawed)
Origin
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.
Proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.
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daw - Computer Definition
(Digital Audio Workstation) Software running on a Mac or Windows computer that is used by professional sound engineers to record and mix digital audio tracks. A DAW is used to combine dialogue, music and special effects such as reverberation and delay. Many of the features of high-end audio editing software can be provided with open source software (see sound editor). See MDM.
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Sentence Examples
- That monarch, Ba-ggi-daw, however, was obliged in 1837 to yield the throne to a usurper who appeared in the person of his brother, Tharrawaddi (Tharawadi).
- The most conspicuous object is the Shwemaw-daw pagoda, 324 ft.