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crow noun 1 any of about 100 species of large black bird, including the carrion crow, rook, raven, etc, usually with a powerful black beak and shiny feathers. 2 the shrill drawn-out cry of a cock. verb (past tense crowed or crew , past participle crowed, present participle crowing) intrans 1 said of a cock: to cry shrilly. 2 said of a baby: to make happy inarticulate sounds. 3 (usually crow over someone or something) to triumph gleefully over them; to gloat. as the crow flies in a straight line. stone the crows! dated, slang an expression of amazement, horror, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon crawa.
crow noun 1 any of about 100 species of large black bird, including the carrion crow, rook, raven, etc, usually with a powerful black beak and shiny feathers. 2 the shrill drawn-out cry of a cock. verb (past tense crowed or crew , past participle crowed, present participle crowing) intrans 1 said of a cock: to cry shrilly. 2 said of a baby: to make happy inarticulate sounds. 3 (usually crow over someone or something) to triumph gleefully over them; to gloat. as the crow flies in a straight line. stone the crows! dated, slang an expression of amazement, horror, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon crawa.
crow noun 1 any of about 100 species of large black bird, including the carrion crow, rook, raven, etc, usually with a powerful black beak and shiny feathers. 2 the shrill drawn-out cry of a cock. verb (past tense crowed or crew , past participle crowed, present participle crowing) intrans 1 said of a cock: to cry shrilly. 2 said of a baby: to make happy inarticulate sounds. 3 (usually crow over someone or something) to triumph gleefully over them; to gloat. as the crow flies in a straight line. stone the crows! dated, slang an expression of amazement, horror, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon crawa.
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