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caddow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cad-dow
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jackdaw.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From Old English cadāwe, probably from ċēo, ċeahhe (“chough”) + *dāwe (“jackdaw”). Compare Scottish Gaelic cadhag, cathag. Compare chough, daw.

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Inflected Forms

caddows (plural)

Questions

What does caddow mean?
A jackdaw.
Where does caddow come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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