Dawn or another time in the early morning marked by the crowing of cockerels or roosters. Cf. cockcrowing, n. 1.
单词 | θ95355 |
释义 | the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > last hour of night, pre-dawn, or cockcrow (6) cockcrowc1300 Dawn or another time in the early morning marked by the crowing of cockerels or roosters. Cf. cockcrowing, n. 1. cockcrowingc1384 Dawn or another time in the early morning marked by the crowing of cockerels or roosters; = cockcrow, n. 1. Now somewhat rare. cocklighta1625 Dawn, daybreak. archaic or English regional in later use. Cf. cockcrow, n. 1. anteluca1696 Perhaps: the period before dawn. fore-dawn1884 the time preceding the dawn (also attributive or adj.). pre-dawn1930 The period before dawn. Also figurative. |
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