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Onomatopoeic

caw (plural caws)

  1. The harsh cry of a crow.

cry of a crow

caw (third-person singular simple present caws, present participle cawing, simple past and past participle cawed)

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

to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven

caw

  1. A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 36:
      "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.

the cry of a crow

caw

  1. rice

caw

  1. to read

caw (Raguileo spelling)

  1. father

caw

  1. (anatomy) foreleg

caw

  1. to read

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