† kiddaw Ornith. Obs.
(ˈkɪdɔː)
[Cf. caddow, cadaw.]
A Cornish name for the guillemot.
1674 Ray Collect. Words 61 In Cornwal they call the guilliam a kiddaw. 1678 ― Willughby's Ornith. 324 The Bird called by the Welsh and Manks-men, a Guillem;..by the Cornish, a Kiddaw. |