CROW
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Crow (kr&ō;), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr&usuml_;) or Crowed (kr&ō;d); p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr&ō;n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. cr&ā;wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr&ä;hen, 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. cr&ā;we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr&ä;he; cf. Icel. kr&ā;ka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr&ā;wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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1. (Zo&ö;l.) 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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&hand_; 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.
Shak.
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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 (Zo&ö;l.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle. -- Crow pheasant (Zo&ö;l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal. -- Crow shrike (Zo&ö;l.), 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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