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Crow
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- 1 Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black. uncommon
""Though her crow hair is lovely and wavy, she loathes it and craves yellow locks. Since she saw Hugh, she's given me no peace.” Sheffield's square , good-looking face shaped a grimace."
- 1 The Siouan language of this tribe.
- 2 A surname.
- 1 A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
"Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their matchless armament foredoomed to dogs and crows on Salapanta Hills."
- 2 The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- 3 Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"My young boys hop out the ride in a crop yard searching, tryna find this crow"
- 4 A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
- 5 black birds having a raucous call wordnet
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- 6 Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- 7 a Siouan language spoken by the Crow wordnet
- 8 A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
"He approached the humble tomb in which Antonia reposed. He had provided himself with an iron crow and a pick-axe: but this precaution was unnecessary."
- 9 an instance of boastful talk wordnet
- 10 Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout. archaic, slang
"“Ay,” put in a young man, who had the reputation of being the smartest “crow” in London—“‘fishers of men,’ as the parson says.”"
- 11 the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it) wordnet
- 12 A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships. historical
- 13 a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana wordnet
- 14 The mesentery of an animal.
- 15 An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy. derogatory
"But it helps a man along to have a wife he can be proud of. Suppose you marry some old crow. People point at her and ask, 'Who is that death's head yonder?'"
- 16 A black person. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
- 17 The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank. slang
"A young petty officer that must have just received his “crow” (a single chevron, with an eagle over it) was showing off to several seamen."
- 1 To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance. intransitive
"Yet once me thought it [the ghost of Hamlet's father] was about to ſpeake, / And lifted vp his head to motion, / Like as he would ſpeake, but euen the / The morning cocke crew lowd, and in all haſte / It ſhrunke in haſte away, and vaniſhed / Our ſight."
- 2 express pleasure verbally wordnet
- 3 To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag. intransitive
"He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards."
- 4 utter shrill sounds wordnet
- 5 To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it. intransitive
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- 6 dwell on with satisfaction wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”). The noun is from Middle English crowe, from the verb. Compare Dutch kraaien, German krähen, Lithuanian gróti, Russian гра́ять (grájatʹ)). Related to croak.
The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”). The noun is from Middle English crowe, from the verb. Compare Dutch kraaien, German krähen, Lithuanian gróti, Russian гра́ять (grájatʹ)). Related to croak.
From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke.
From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke.
* From Middle English Crowe, as an Old English surname, related to crow. * As an Irish surname, from mac Conchradha. See McEnroe. * Also as an Irish surname, calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) (see also Fee).
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