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Definition of “cockcrow”

cockcrow (ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ Pronunciation for cockcrow or cockcrowing

Definitions

noun

  1. daybreak

Example Sentences Including 'cockcrow'

On the morning of the day I write this I rose while the nightjar was still crying, before even the first cockcrow.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)

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