jack ‧ daw /ˈdʒækdɔː $ -dɒː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Jack male name + daw 'jackdaw' (15-19 centuries) (perhaps from an unrecorded Old English dawe ) ]
a black bird like a ↑ crow that sometimes steals small bright objects
jack ‧ daw /ˈdʒækdɔː $ -dɒː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Jack male name + daw 'jackdaw' (15-19 centuries) (perhaps from an unrecorded Old English dawe ) ]
a black bird like a ↑ crow that sometimes steals small bright objects
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012