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cockcrow

American  
[kok-kroh] / ˈkɒkˌkroʊ /
Also cock crowing

noun

  1. the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn.

    He was in the kitchen each morning by cockcrow, making coffee and preparing breakfast.
cockcrow British  
/ ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ /

noun

  1. daybreak

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Etymology

Origin of cockcrow

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; cock 1, crow 2

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