ˈchəf noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English chough, choge, chowe; probably akin to Old English cēo, cīo jackdaw, jay, chough, Middle Dutch cauwe rook, Old High German kāa, kā jackdaw, jay, Tocharian A kāk he called, Sanskrit gāyati he sings
1. : a bird of the Old World genus Pyrrhocorax (family Corvidae) of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage — see alpine chough , cornish chough
2. : any of various related or similar birds (as a jackdaw)