crow - Definition from the COLOURS AND SOUNDS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Sense: 1,3

Origin:

Old English crawe

Sense: 2

Date:	1200-1300
Origin:	CROW²

crow
1 noun

crow1

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1

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[countable]HBB a large shiny black bird with a loud cry

2

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[singular]CHBB the loud sound a cock makes

3

as the crow flies

in a straight line:

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ten miles from here as the crow flies

➔ eat crow

Definition of crow from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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