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cockcrow

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cock·crow  (kkkr)
n.
The very beginning of the day; dawn.
cockcrow [ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ], cockcrowing
n
daybreak
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cockcrowcockcrow - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
aurora, break of day, break of the day, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Translations
cockcrow [ˈkɒkkrəʊ] N at cockcrow → al amanecer
cockcrow
n (old: = dawn) → Hahnenschrei m; at cockcrow → beim ersten Hahnenschrei
cockcrow [ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ] n at cockcrow → al primo canto del gallo, all'alba
cockcrow [ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ] n at cockcrow → al primo canto del gallo, all'alba


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She was in the habit of waking them early in the morning, at cockcrow.
Fables by Aesop View in context
This morning, too, I arose (joyous and full of love) at cockcrow.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
Everything quite all right, and he began persuading her; and she should have kept him talking till cockcrow, but she got frightened, just got frightened and hid her face in her hands.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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