Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - crow
Crow
crow
1. n. 1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of the family Corvidae, e.g. the raven, rook, and jackdaw. 3 sl. derog. a woman, esp. an old or ugly one. Phrases and idioms as the crow flies in a straight line. crow-bill forceps for extracting bullets etc. crow's-foot (pl. -feet) 1 (usu. in pl.) a wrinkle at the outer corner of a person's eye. 2 Mil. a caltrop. crow's-nest a barrel or platform fixed at the masthead of a sailing vessel as a shelter for a lookout man. crow steps corbie-steps. crow-toe archaic or dial. any of various flowers, esp. the bluebell or buttercup. eat crow US submit to humiliation. Etymology: OE crawe ult. f. WG 2. v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (past crowed or crew) (of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry. 2 (of a baby) utter happy cries. 3 (usu. foll. by over) express unrestrained gleeful satisfaction. --n. 1 the cry of a cock. 2 a happy cry of a baby. Etymology: OE crawan, of imit. orig.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa ~, Old English crāwan to ~ Date: before 12th century any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus), 2. capitalized a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers, the language of the Crow people, Corvus, humble pie , II. verb (~ed; also in sense 1 chiefly British crew; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English crāwan Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock, to utter a sound expressive of pleasure, 3. to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another, to brag exultantly or blatantly, transitive verb to say with self-satisfaction, see: boast III. noun Date: 13th century the cry of the cock, a triumphant cry ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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