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cockcrow
[
kok
-kroh
]
cock·crow
/
ˈkɒkˌkroʊ
/
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[
kok
-kroh
]
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noun
the time at
which
a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn.
Also,
cock crowing.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English.
See
cock
1
,
crow
2
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cockcrow
or
cockcrowing
(ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ)
—
n
daybreak
cockcrowing
or
cockcrowing
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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