GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Crow , v. i. [imp. Crew  or Crowed ; p. p. Crowed (Crown , 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.
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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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