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单词 cawation
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cawationn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: caw v.1, -ation suffix.
Etymology: < caw v.1 + -ation suffix.
Obsolete.
The cawing of a crow, rook, raven, or other bird, regarded humorously as a language.Apparently an isolated use.
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a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas i. iii. 9 in Poems (1638) The. But what languages Doe they [sc. birds] speake, servant? Mop. Severall languages, As Cawation, Chirpation, Hootation, Whistleation, Crowation, Cackleation, Shreekation, Hissation. The. And Fooleation. Mop. No, that's our language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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