Jackdaw

The Jackdaw is a great favourite there as well as at Smith's, where they have conjugated a verb 'to Jackdaw.'

Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography 1913

“Well, you know,” said the sharp-nosed man they called Jackdaw in a squeaky and unsteady voice, raising himself at the other side of the fire, “a plump man gets thin, but for a thin one it’s death.

War and Peace 2003

David Lee, who edits a publication called the Jackdaw which describes itself as "nasty and critical of many things, and especially of the art establishment which stinks like the rotting carcase it is", has been merrily suggesting that Arts Council England's money would be wisely used in mounting exhibitions of the works of Beryl Cook and Jack Vettriano.

Is the culture parliamentary select committee a joke? Charlotte Higgins 2010

"Well, you know," said the sharp-nosed man they called Jackdaw in a squeaky and unsteady voice, raising himself at the other side of the fire, "a plump man gets thin, but for a thin one it's death.

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy 1869

This fellow is the editor of a brand-new little magazine called Jackdaw.

on writing by stephen king scribner 2000

The Jackdaw is a member of the Crow family, but it's a lot smaller than the Crow Raven or Rook.

Whitehaven News headlines 2009

The soldier they called "Jackdaw," a thin little fellow with a sharp nose, rose obediently and was about to go but at that instant there came into the light of the fire the slender, handsome figure of a young soldier carrying a load of wood.

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy 1869

It was above Jackdaw Crag that my mobile phone glowed yellow like a jellyfish when inadvertently trodden on.

Country diary: Grasmere, Lake District 2011

David Almond is known worldwide as the award-winning author of Skelling, Kit's Wilderness, City, Jackdaw Summer, and many other books and plays.

The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon by David Almond & Polly Dunbar: Book summary 2010

Jackdaw to her voice, wings beating her breath aside.

Can a Hummingbird Sing? 2010