cockcrow

[ kok-kroh ]

/ ˈkɒkˌkroʊ /

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noun

the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn: He was in the kitchen each morning by cockcrow, making coffee and preparing breakfast.

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Origin of cockcrow

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at cock¹, crow²

Words nearby cockcrow

Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell

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Example sentences from the Web for cockcrow

At cockcrow next morning, he summoned his ministers before him, denounced them as false traitors and drove them all from office.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
But Mrs. Newcome had been beforehand with him, and had visited the Chevalier de Blois almost at cockcrow.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
She was in the habit of waking them early in the morning, at cockcrow.
Aesop's Fables|Aesop
Then in their turn they went to bed, the whole farm lapsed into silence, surrendering itself to slumber until the first cockcrow.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola

Mine own forerunner am I among this people, mine own cockcrow in dark lanes.
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for cockcrow

cockcrow

cockcrowing

/ (ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ) /

noun

daybreak

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单词	cockcrow
释义	cockcrow [ kok-kroh ] / ˈkɒkˌkroʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cockcrow ON THESAURUS.COM noun the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn: He was in the kitchen each morning by cockcrow, making coffee and preparing breakfast. VIDEO FOR COCKCROW WATCH NOW: Cockcrow: Visual Word of the Day Don't be a Rodney. Let people sleep past cockcrow. MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Also cock crow·ing [kok-kroh-ing] /ˈkɒkˌkroʊ ɪŋ/ . Origin of cockcrow First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at cock¹, crow² Words nearby cockcrow Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockcrow At cockcrow next morning, he summoned his ministers before him, denounced them as false traitors and drove them all from office. The History of England\|T.F. Tout But Mrs. Newcome had been beforehand with him, and had visited the Chevalier de Blois almost at cockcrow. The Newcomes\|William Makepeace Thackeray She was in the habit of waking them early in the morning, at cockcrow. Aesop's Fables\|Aesop Then in their turn they went to bed, the whole farm lapsed into silence, surrendering itself to slumber until the first cockcrow. Fruitfulness\|Emile Zola Mine own forerunner am I among this people, mine own cockcrow in dark lanes. Thus Spake Zarathustra\|Friedrich Nietzsche British Dictionary definitions for cockcrow cockcrow cockcrowing / (ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ) / noun daybreak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to cockcrow Cockcrow: Visual Word of the DayDon't be a Rodney. Let people sleep past cockcrow. READ MORE Cockcrow: Visual Word of the DayDon't be a Rodney. Let people sleep past cockcrow. READ MORE Words related to cockcrow daybreak, dawning, morning, morn, sunup, sunrise, first light
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cockcrow

noun

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Origin of cockcrow

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Example sentences from the Web for cockcrow

British Dictionary definitions for cockcrow

cockcrowing

noun

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