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The morning cock crew loud.

Shak.

2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to
brag.

3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or
pleasure.

The sweetest little maid,

That ever crowed for kisses.

Tennyson.

To crow over, to exult over a vanquished
antagonist.

Sennacherib crowing over poor
Jerusalem.

Bp. Hall.

Crow, n. [AS. crāwe a
crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G.
krähe; cf. Icel. krāka crow. So named
from its cry, from AS. crāwan to crow. See
Crow, v. i. ]

1. (Zoöl.) A bird, usually
black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak,
with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See
Caw.

&fist; The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C.
corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See
Carrion crow, and Illustr., under
Carrion.

2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or
claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.


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