"dawish" meaning in English

See dawish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dawish [comparative], most dawish [superlative]
Etymology: daw + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|daw|ish}} daw + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} dawish (comparative more dawish, superlative most dawish)
  1. (rare) Like a jackdaw. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dawish-en-adj-K1u8h4EV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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