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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DAG DAW, n. comb. “The jackdaw (?)” (Per. 1900 E.D.D.).Abd. 1828 P. Buchan Ballads II. 150:
Wi' your bonnet blue ye think ye're braw, But I ken nae use for it at a', But be a nest to our dag daw.

[Prob. a corruption of jackdaw, which was originally accented on the second syllable.]

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