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See also:Crow

English

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American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (1)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishcrowe, fromOld Englishcrāwe, fromProto-West Germanic*krāā, fromProto-Germanic*krēǭ (compareWest Frisiankrie,Dutchkraai,GermanKrähe), from*krēaną(“to crow”). See below.

Noun

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crow (pluralcrows)

  2. Abird, usually black, of the genusCorvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
    • 1922, E.R. Eddison,The Worm Ouroborus:
      Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their matchless armament foredoomed to dogs andcrows on Salapanta Hills.
  3. Any of various dark-colourednymphalid butterflies of the genusEuploea.
  4. A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; acrowbar.
    Synonym:crowbar
    • 1796, Matthew Lewis,The Monk, Folio Society, published1985, page267:
      He approached the humble tomb in which Antonia reposed. He had provided himself with an ironcrow and a pick-axe: but this precaution was unnecessary.
    • 1953,Samuel Beckett,Watt,[Paris]:Olympia Press,→OCLC:
      Watt might have broken the door down, with an axe, or acrow, or a small charge of explosive, but this might have aroused Erskine's suspicions, and Watt did not want that.
  5. (now rare, slang) Someone who keepswatch while their associates commit a crime; alookout.
    • 1874,Marcus Clarke,For the Term of his Natural Life, Penguin, published2009, page53:
      “Ay,” put in a young man, who had the reputation of being the smartest “crow” in London—“‘fishers of men,’ as the parson says.”
    • 1975, Michael Crichton,The Great Train Robbery:
      By nine o'clock on the evening of November 12, 1854, Pierce had his confederates in their places. Thecrow, Agar's woman, lounged across the street from the Trent mansion.
  6. (historical) Agangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
  7. (among butchers) Themesentery of ananimal.
  8. (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; aharpy.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:shrew
    • 1899, George Horton,A Fair Brigand‎[1], H.S. Stone, page242:
      But it helps a man along to have a wife he can be proud of. Suppose you marry some oldcrow. People point at her and ask, 'Who is that death's head yonder?'
    • 1970, Paul J. Smith, 0:13 from the start, inWoody Woodpecker: "Seal on the Loose", spoken by Woody Woodpecker (Grace Stafford):
      (Mrs. Meany to Woody, from a window) "I don't care! I'm not running a pet shop."
      "Well it looks like one with an oldcrow in the window!"
  9. (ethnicslur, offensive, slang) A black person.
  10. (military, slang) The emblem of aneagle, a sign of military rank.
    • 2002, Ed Goodrich,Riggers that Dive, page46:
      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.
    • 2003, Jonathan T. Malay,Seraphim Sky, page106:
      The young man had been threatened with loss of his third class rank, his “crow,” the eagle in a petty officer's sleeve insignia.
Hyponyms
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Coordinate terms
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birds
Derived terms
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Translations
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any bird of the genusCorvus
bar of iron
cry of the rooster

Adjective

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crow

  1. (uncommon) Darkblack, thecolor of a crow;crow-black.
    Coordinate term:raven
    • 1945, George Marsh,Ask No Quarter, New York, W. Morrow & Company:
      "Though hercrow 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.
    • 2019 December 6, Shi Shuifeiyan,Escaped Consort: Hubby, Don’t Chase Me: Volume 3, Funstory,→ISBN:
      […] only hercrow hair could be seen. Her appearance could not be seen as she anxiously called out, "Mother ..." The setting sun cast a dim yellow light on the interior of the house. The woman lay on her back and looked up at the beams overhead […]

See also

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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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The verb is fromMiddle Englishcrowen, fromOld Englishcrāwan (past tensecrēow, past participlecrāwen), fromProto-West Germanic*krāan, fromProto-Germanic*krēaną, fromimitativeProto-Indo-European*gerH-(“to cry hoarsely”).[1]

The noun is fromMiddle Englishcrowe, from the verb.[2][3]

CompareDutchkraaien,Germankrähen,Lithuaniangróti,Russianгра́ять(grájatʹ)). Related tocroak.

Verb

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crow (third-person singular simple presentcrows,present participlecrowing,simple pastcrowedor(UK)crew,past participlecrowedor(UK)crewor(archaic)crown)

  2. (intransitive) Tomake theshrillsound characteristic of arooster; to make a sound in this manner, either ingaiety,joy,pleasure, ordefiance.
  3. (intransitive) Toshout inexultation ordefiance; tobrag.
    He’s beencrowing all day about winning the game of cards.
    • 2017 September 27, Julianne Tveten, “Zucktown, USA”, inThe Baffler‎[2]:
      Touting its sponsorship of local engineering and sustainability programs, Amazoncrows about such “investments” as its dog park, playing fields, art installations, and Buckyball-reminiscent domical gardens.
    • 2023 October 7, Ajesh Patalay, quotingMargaret Cho, “The Naked Chef 2.0”, inFT Weekend‎[3], HTSI, page77:
      Another of my favorite dishes, the Asian chicken salad, was inspired by a skit by comedian Margaret Cho (“This is not the salad of my people…” shecrows).
  4. (intransitive, music) Totest thereed of adouble reedinstrument byplacing the reed alone in themouth andblowing it.
Usage notes
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The past tensecrew in modern usage is confined to literary and metaphorical uses, usually with reference to the story of Peter inLuke 22.60. The past participlecrown is similarly poetical.

Derived terms
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Translations
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to make the sound of a rooster
to utter a sound of joy
to shout or brag
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Noun

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crow (pluralcrows)

  1. The cry or call of arooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
    Synonym:cock-a-doodle-doo
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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crow (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling ofcro(“marijuana”).
    • 2024 June 13, Bagzoverfame X General Jamz - Imagine, “Imagine” (0:37 from the start):
      My young boys hop out the ride in a crop yard searching, tryna find thiscrow

References

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  1. ^“crow”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2016,→ISBN.
  2. ^James A. H. Murrayet al., editors (1884–1928), “Crow (krōu),sb.2”, inA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London:Clarendon Press,→OCLC,page1206, column 3: “f.Crowv.”
  3. ^“crou,n.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007: “From crouen .”

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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crow

  1. alternative form ofcrowe
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