Jackdaw Definition

jăkdô
jackdaws
noun
jackdaws
A small European crow (Corvus monedula) with a gray nape.
Webster's New World
Any of various birds, as a large-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Corvus monedula
  • daw

Other Word Forms of Jackdaw

Noun

Singular:
jackdaw
Plural:
jackdaws

Origin of Jackdaw

  • Compound of jack and daw The first element, also present in Low German Kajak, (North Saxon) Jöker "jackdaw", may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, or to the name Jack. The second element means "jackdaw" in itself, from Old English dāƿe, and is cognate with German Dohle.

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