cockcrow | Word of the Day

December 01, 2017 cockcrow [kok-kroh] noun 1. daybreak; dawn; the time at which a cock characteristically crows. Visual Word of the Day Watch the Visual Word of the Day ways to say 'Tis the Season for Festive Holiday Phrases word facts Turkey: A Bird or a Nation? WORD OF THE DAY cockcrow continued... QUOTES He was as a ghost, all whose power of wandering free through these upper regions ceases at cockcrow ... -- Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, 1857 ORIGIN Cockcrow entered English between 1350 and 1400. MORE FROM THE WEB OTHERS ARE READING 1 Our 2017 Word of the Year Is Complicit A reflection on words that impacted all of us this year. 2 Beautiful Quotes For The True Word Lover If you're fascinated by words, you may be a logophile. 3 This Quiz Could Be Macaronic Take your chance to scrimshank! 4 Wild Dance Idioms These Phrases Will Get You Moving 5 Better Than Bakemeat...Nosh On This Quiz! Restart your brain with the Word of the Day Quiz. © 2017 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy