Cockcrower

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  1. 1
    A person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock. historical

    "The cockcrower heralded or accompanied the laureate, crowing like a cock in the royal presence. The Hanoverian king thought it was mocking his dignity."

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"The cockcrower heralded or accompanied the laureate, crowing like a cock in the royal presence. The Hanoverian king thought it was mocking his dignity."

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