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cockcrow

[ kok-kroh ]

noun

  1. the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn:

    He was in the kitchen each morning by cockcrow, making coffee and preparing breakfast.



cockcrow

/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ìËŒ°ì°ùəʊ /

noun

  1. daybreak
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cockcrow1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; cock 1, crow 2
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So why did the Senate meet before the cockcrow last week?

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First, its rays penetrated through the leaves, and gradually, with cockcrows and sparrows that vigorously proclaimed daylight, the golden sun sat at the top of the forest.

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At midnight, at cockcrow, at morning, one certain day Lo the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay; Watch thou and pray.

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At cockcrow the vampire came out all blue and grinning; but, though she yelled horribly, she could not touch the man in the circle, who put the cross in the coffin.

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He rose late, but this terrible discovery was still there, undispelled by cockcrow or the day.

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