Etymology

cockscrow

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Today it means: The crowing of a cock. Full definition →

Middle English cokkes crowe
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcokkes crowe
  2. English todaycockscrow

From Middle English cokkes crowe; equivalent to cock + -s- + crow.

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