cockcrow

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Etymology

From Middle English cok crowe (also as cokkes crowe), equivalent to .

Noun

cockcrow

1. The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light

Synonyms

• break of day, sunup, sparrow-fart; see also Thesaurus:dawn

Related terms

• cockcrowing
• cockscrow

Translations

• German: Hahnenschrei

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