crack of dawn

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Noun

crack of dawn

1. (idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; before sunrise.
   • 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ISBN 039454689X, chapter 20,

     "This is high-speed travel, Muriel. Not fun. I'm waking up at crack of dawn."

Synonyms

• daybreak, break of dawn, sparrow-fart (Commonwealth slang); see also Thesaurus:dawn

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