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crower

/kroh/US // kroʊ //UK // (krəʊ) //

啼哭者,鸦片人,撬棍,啼哭

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
    • : any of several other birds of the family Corvidae.
    • : any of various similar birds of other families.
    • : Astronomy. the constellation Corvus.
    • : crowbar.

Phrases

  • crown jewels
  • crow over
  • as the crow flies
  • eat crow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The word "pullet" is also used by others, but the popular names for a cockerel are crower and young rooster.

  • The cocks of the neighbourhood have been warned that a superhuman crower of crows has come to dwell among them.

  • Gradually the rouleaus of the "crower" dwindled down to a three or four of dollars, or so.

  • My crower stands three feet four inches high, and his middle toe measures 7-1/2 inches in length.

  • I have no doubt my crower will weigh eighteen or nineteen pounds, at two years old; he is now only eight months old!