jackdaw, daw, Corvus monedula
(noun) common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jackdaw (plural jackdaws)
A European bird (Coloeus monedula) of the crow family, often nesting in church towers and ruins.
Synonyms: daw, western jackdaw, Eurasian jackdaw, European jackdaw
A Daurian jackdaw, a closely related Asian bird (Coloeus dauuricus).
Source: Wiktionary
Jack"daw`, n. Etym: [Prob. 2d jack + daw, n.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Daw, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 January 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
