daw

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of digital audio workstation.
2. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.

   “The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws.”

   “[…] But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.”

3. (obsolete)An idiot, a simpleton; fool.

   “Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […] No good preest to offend, But suche dawes to amend, […]”

   “A kind of choughs, Or thievish daws, sir, that have pick'd my purse Of eight score and ten pounds within these five weeks”

   “‘Of course I do, you great daw.’ She kissed his beautiful mouth and moved his fringe out of his eyes.”

verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of dispense as written.
2. To dawn.
3. (obsolete)To wake (someone) up.

   “ANd whanne the Quene herd them saye soo she felle to the erthe in a dede swoune and thenne syr Bors took her vp and dawed her & whanne she was awaked she kneled afore the thre knyghtes and helde vp bothe their handes and besoughte them to seke hym And when the queen heard them say so she fell to the earth in a dead swoon. And then Sir Bors took her up, and dawed her; and when she was awaked she kneeled afore the three knights, and held up both their hands, and besought them to seek him”

4. (obsolete)To daunt; to terrify.

name

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. (Myanmar)honorific title for older women

   “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi”