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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Jackdaw #162216 09/28/2006 6:58 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Vermont, USA Dean_Whitlock stranger Dean_Whitlock stranger Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Vermont, USA I remember seeing the word jackdaw used as a descriptive noun for a person, but can't remember the exact usage. Was it "gadfly"? I can't find that usage in any of the online dictionaries - or any other similar usage. They all just tell me what kind of bird it is. thanks Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jackdaw #162217 09/28/2006 8:05 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jackdaw #162218 09/28/2006 10:58 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Jackdaws (the feathered ones) love shiny objects from foil gum wrappers to expensive rings. Anything small enough to carry. Human jackdaws do the same and are known for their fashion and decorating motto's of "more is the new more" and "if you can't buy quality, buy a cheap imitation". The term packrat is similar but they collect everything; like the woman who kept a neatly labelled box marked "pieces of string too short to save". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jackdaw #162219 09/28/2006 11:30 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Vermont, USA Dean_Whitlock stranger Dean_Whitlock stranger Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Vermont, USA Well, not at all what I remembered! Good thing I asked the experts. And now that you say it (write it), it does sound familiar. Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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