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Crow

Crow (crow)
v. i.(kr1913 webster dictionary)
Crow
[imp. Crew (kr***udd]) or Crowed (kr1913 webster dictionaryd); p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr1913 webster dictionaryn
  1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
    "The cock had crown." Bayron.

    The morning cock crew loud.
    Shak.

  2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.

    The sweetest little maid,
    That ever crowed for kisses.
    Tennyson.

    To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.

    Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem.
    Bp. Hall.

Crow

Crow (crow)
n.
Crow
  1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.

    * The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C. corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.

  2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

    Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
    Unto my cell.
    Shak.

  3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
  4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.

    Carrion crow. See under Carrion. -- Crow blackbird (Zoöl.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle. -- Crow pheasant (Zoöl.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. -- Crow shrike (Zoöl.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia. -- Red-legged crow. See Crough. -- As the crow flies, in a direct line. -- To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).













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