JACKDAW


Meaning of JACKDAW in English

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.