jackdaw
a glossy, black, European bird, Corvus monedula, of the crow family, that nests in towers, ruins, etc.
Origin of jackdaw
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How to use jackdaw in a sentence
Every morning an old jackdaw perched on a chimney outside our skylight, and entertained us with his chatter.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowTinker hopped round him as nimbly as a tomtit or a jackdaw, and presently gave him another little taste of his steel.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngBeneath the jackdaw's wing, where so many of our cathedrals repose, sanctity and authority would be conferred upon it.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasHe speaks yawing like a jackdaw that gapes to be fed with cheese-curds.
The artful jackdaw builds in the cliffs, and his cousin, the Crow, searches the shore for food.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
British Dictionary definitions for jackdaw
/ (ˈdʒækˌdɔː) /
a large common Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus monedula, in which the plumage is black and dark grey: noted for its thieving habits: family Corvidae (crows)
Origin of jackdaw
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