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Definition of Crows
Crows Crows Crows (kr?z), n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --
also called Upsarokas.
Crow Crow Crow (kr?), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr?) or Crowed (kr?d);
p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Crowing.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.'
--Bayron.
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 Crow Crow, n. [AS. cr?we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr?e; cf. Icel. kr?ka crow. So named from its cry,
from AS. cr?wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus,
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: 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.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my
cell. --Shak.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
Crow blackbird (Zo["o]l.), an American bird (Quiscalus
quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
Crow pheasant (Zo["o]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common
coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See
Coucal.
Crow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genera
Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from
Australia.
Red-legged crow. See Crough.
As the crow flies, in a direct line.
To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).
Crow Crows Crows (kr?z), n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --
also called Upsarokas.
