caw
Speech parts
1. caw - Noun
2. caw - Verb
3. caw - Interjection
4. Caw - Proper noun
Meaning
To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
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Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate, Whose table once a Guest, but not The second time, is set. Whose crumbs the crows inspect, And with ironic caw Flap past it to the Farmer's corn; Men eat of it and die.
He sees that this great roundabout; The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law, Its customs and its businesses, Is no concern at all of his, And says -- what says he -- Caw.
Fences and forts with walls and flags, caw caw - they're so funny.
When among the crows, caw as the crows do.
When you are amongst the crows, caw like them.
As discussed below, we hold that CAW has failed to sustain its heavy burden of proof with respect to the prior use defense.