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Red-legged crow
(gcide) | Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from
its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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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.
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Note: 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.
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2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
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Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.
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3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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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).
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red-legged crow
(gcide) | Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS.
ce['o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E.
caw. [root]22. Cf. Caddow.] (Zool.)
A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It
is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and
red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard,
Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied
to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough.
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Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented black, with red
feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and sea swallow.
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Red-legged crow
(gcide) | Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from
its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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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.
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Note: 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.
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2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
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Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.
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3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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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).
[1913 Webster]Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS.
ce['o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E.
caw. [root]22. Cf. Caddow.] (Zool.)
A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It
is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and
red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard,
Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied
to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough.
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Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented black, with red
feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and sea swallow.
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