"crow" Definition

Definitions for the word "crow" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 large black bird with a powerful black beak. 2 similar bird, e.g. The raven, rook, and jackdaw. as the crow flies in a straight line. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. v.
1 (past crowed or crew) (of a cock) utter a loud cry. 2 (of a baby) utter happy cries. 3 (usu. Foll. By over) gloat; show glee. n. Cry of a cock or baby. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
3. slang
or COCK-CROW, to exult over another’s abasement, as a fighting-cock does over his vanquished adversary.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
4. slang
“a regular CROW,” a success, a stroke of luck,—equivalent to a FLUKE.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
one who watches whilst another commits a theft, a confederate in a robbery. The CROW looks to see that the way is clear, whilst the SNEAK, his partner, commits the depredation.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
6. slang
“I have a CROW to pick with you,” _i.e._, an explanation to demand, a disagreeable matter to settle. Sometimes the article picked is supposed to be a bone.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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