cock-crow

A form of cockcrow — The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light.

Meanings

nouncock-crow (countable and uncountable, plural cock-crows)

plural cock-crows

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of cockcrow.
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