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   Crow (krō), v. i. [imp. Crew (krṳ) or Crowed (krōd); p. p. Crowed (Crown (krōn), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. crāwan; akin to D. kraijen, G.  krähen, cf. Lith.  groti to croak. √24. Cf.  Crake.]
   1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. “The cock had crown.”  Bayron.
   
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   The morning cock crew loud. Shak.
   
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   2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
   
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   3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
   
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   The sweetest little maid,
   
   That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson.
   
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   To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
   
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   Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.
   
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   Crow, n. [AS. crāwe a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.  kraai, G.  krähe; cf. Icel.  krāka crow. So named from its cry, from AS.  crāwan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
   
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   1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles.  It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
   
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   ☞ The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is Corvus corone.  The common American crow is Corvus Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
   
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   2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
   
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   Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
   
   Unto my cell. Shak.
   
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   3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
   
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   4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
   
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   Carrion crow. See under Carrion. -- Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle. -- Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. -- Crow shrike (Zool.), 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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