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Webster 1913 Edition

Crow

Crow

(krō)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp.
Crew
(krṳ)
or
Crowed
(krōd)
;
p. p.
Crowed
(
Crown
(krōn)
,
Obs.
);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crowing
.]
[AS.
crāwan
; akin to D.
kraijen
, G.
krähen
, cf. Lith.
groti
to croak. √24. Cf.
Crake
.]
1.
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
“The cock had crown.”
Bayron.
The morning cock
crew
loud.
Shakespeare
2.
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3.
To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
The sweetest little maid,
That ever
crowed
for kisses.
Tennyson.
To crow over
,
to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
Sennacherib
crowing over
poor Jerusalem.
Bp. Hall.

Crow

,
Noun.
[AS.
crāwe
a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai
, G.
krähe
; cf. Icel.
krāka
crow. So named from its cry, from AS.
crāwan
to crow. See
Crow
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
(Zool.)
A bird, usually black, of the genus
Corvus
, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See
Caw
.
☞ The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is
Corvus corone
. The common American crow is
Corvus Americanus
. See
Carrion crow
, and Illustr., under
Carrion
.
2.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Get me an iron
crow
, and bring it straight
Unto my cell.
Shakespeare
3.
The cry of the cock. See
Crow
,
Verb.
I.
, 1.
4.
The mesentery of a beast; – so called by butchers.
Carrion crow
.
See under
Carrion
.
–
Crow blackbird
(Zool.)
,
an American bird (
Quiscalus quiscula
); – called also
purple grackle
.
–
Crow pheasant
(Zool.)
,
an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See
Coucal
.
–
Crow shrike
(Zool.)
,
any bird of the genera
Gymnorhina
,
Craticus
, or
Strepera
, mostly from Australia.
–
Red-legged crow
.
See
Crough
.
–
As the crow flies
,
in a direct line.
–
To pick a crow
,
To pluck a crow
,
to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).

Webster 1828 Edition

Crow

CROW

,
Noun.
[G., L.]
1.
A large black fowl, of the genus Corvus; the beak is convex and cultrated, the nostrils are covered with bristly feathers, the tongue is forked and cartilaginous. This is a voracious fowl, feeding on carrion and grain, particularly maiz, which it pulls up, just after it appears above ground.
To pluck or pull a crow, is to be industrious or contentious about a trifle, or thing of no value.
2.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or two claws, used in raising and moving heavy weights.
3.
The voice of the cock. [See the Verb.]

CROW

,
Verb.
I.
pret. and pp. crowed; formerly, pret. crew. [Gr. See the Noun.]
1.
To cry or make a noise as a cock, in joy, gaiety or defiance.
2.
To boast in triumph; to vaunt; to vapor; to swagger. [A popular, but not an elegant use of the word.]

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