Crowing vbl. sb. World English Historical Dictionary

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[f. CROW v. + -ING1.] The action of the verb CROW. 1. lit.

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c. 1386.  Chaucer, Nun’s Pr. T., 34. Wel sikerer was his crowyng in his logge Than is a clokke.

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1483.  Cath. Angl., 83. A Crowynge of rauens, cra, vel crocitatus.

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1602.  Shaks., Ham., I. i. 157. It faded on the crowing of the Cocke.

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1832.  W. Irving, Alhambra, II. 196. The faint crowing of a cock was now heard.

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  2.  transf. and fig.

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1483.  Caxton, Æsop, 133. Ouer moche talkyng letteth and to moche crowyng smarteth.

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1573.  G. Harvey, Letter-bk. (Camden), 34. Two years can hardly slip awai without sum crowing on the on part and more overcrowing on the other.

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1860.  Emerson, Cond. Life, Fate, Wks. (Bohn), II. 317. Nothing is more disgusting than the crowing about liberty by slaves, as most men are.

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