Dawish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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