caw

noun, verb, intj — 3 senses

caw

noun

UK /kɔː/ · AU, UK, NZ /koː/

Etymology Onomatopoeic

1

The harsh cry of a crow.

Coordinate terms: chatter

caw

verb

Etymology Onomatopoeic

1

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

Rising and cawing at the gun's report.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

Derived terms: cawer

caw

intj

Etymology Onomatopoeic

1

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.

"Amen," said M., in a grave and solemn tone. "Caw," croaked the jackdaw immediately, and with such a sonorous effect, that it disturbed our pious mien and upset our gravity.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 36:

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