Dawish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a jackdaw. rare
"[…] a piece of meat to which Mr. Jackdaw had helped himself, and which he was holding firmly down with one foot whilst he pecked away at it after the dawish fashion […]"
Example
More examples"[…] a piece of meat to which Mr. Jackdaw had helped himself, and which he was holding firmly down with one foot whilst he pecked away at it after the dawish fashion […]"
Etymology
From daw + -ish.
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