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CROWED
Verb
crowed
simple past tense and past participle of crow
Anagrams
• DeCrow, Decrow
Source: Wiktionary
CROW
Crow (kr), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr or Crowed (kr; p. p. Crowed (Crown (krn), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.] Etym: [AS. cr; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr, cf. Lith. groti to croak. sq. root24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown." Bayron. The morning cock crew loud. Shak.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson. To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.
Crow, n. Etym: [AS. cr a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr; cf. Icel. kr crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C. corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. Shak.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
РCrow blackbird (Zo̦l.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
РCrow pheasant (Zo̦l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
РCrow shrike (Zo̦l.), 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).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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