crowˈbar noun

A heavy iron bar usu bent and flattened at one end, used as a lever

crowˈberry noun

A low creeping moorland shrub (genus Empetrum) producing small black berries

crow boot noun

A boot made of leather and fur, as worn by the Inuit

crowˈ-flower noun

Applied to various plants, in Shakespeare perhaps crowfoot

crowˈfoot noun (pl crowˈfoots)

A buttercup, sometimes extended to other plants

crowˈ-keeper noun (Shakespeare)

A scarecrow

crowˈ-quill noun

A pen made of the quill of a crow, etc, for fine writing or etching

crow'sˈ-bill or crowˈ-bill noun (surgery)

A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc, from wounds

crow'sˈ-foot noun

1. One of the wrinkles spreading out from the corners of the eyes, formed as the skin ages (pl crow'sˈ-feet)
2. A caltrop (obsolete military)

crowˈ-shrike noun

A piping crow (see under pipe¹)

crow'sˈ-nest noun (nautical)

An elevated platform near the top of a ship's mast for a man on lookout

crowˈ-steps plural noun

Step-like stonework on a gable

crowˈ-toe noun

Applied to various plants, in Milton probably crowfoot

as the crow flies

In a straight line

draw the crow (Aust)

To draw the short straw, come off worst in an allocation

eat (boiled) crow

To be forced to do something very disagreeable, humiliate oneself

have a crow to pluck with

To have something to settle with someone

stone the crows (esp Aust sl)

An expression of amazement, horror, etc