Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the crowing sound made by a rooster.
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- noun The
cry of therooster . - interjection The
cry of therooster .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an imitation of the crow of a cock
Etymologies
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Examples
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The red jungle fowl was domesticated around 4,000 years ago in India, where it still calls cock-a-doodle-doo in tiger-infested forests.
Reasons to Crow About Ever-Bigger Chickens Matt Ridley 2011
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At first light, ere a rooster had reached the doodle part of his cock-a-doodle-doo, Alobar shook Alma awake, ordering her back to the harem and requesting that she send Wren in her stead.
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“I suppose I shouldn't ask if I can make a small cock-a-doodle-doo as soon as I walk in the door to hear that echo sound.”
It 2010
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I'm sorry but I believe instead the biggest questions are, will the rooster cock-a-doodle-doo once in a nominal day or every orbit as the sun goes up?
What's the Internet Really Like in Space? | Universe Today 2010
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Will Big Bird shed his feathers for a little cock-a-doodle-doo?
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I remember reading an article where Martin wrote, "cock-a-doodle-doo" boasting that he would be remembered as the one to take down Obama.
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Farmur be gibbin kitteh leetle noat wiv “cock-a-doodle-doo” awn eet, but kitteh be sidlexics.
teh rooster called in sick todeh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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And the chicken lost her cock-a-doodle-doo near the end, when she was pitchy, which made the end note sound like cock-a-doo-doo.
YesButNoButYes: Haterade's Idol Anal-ysis (Round of 9) - 4/1/08 2008
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Schmutzie: Did you know that instead of "cock-a-doodle-doo", roosters say "cocorico" in French?
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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Schmutzie: Did you know that instead of "cock-a-doodle-doo", roosters say "cocorico" in French?
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