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To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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  1. v. i. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
  2. v. i. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  3. v. i. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
  4. v. i. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
  5. v. i. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
  6. v. i. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
  7. v. i. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
  8. n. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
  9. n. a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
  10. n. black birds having a raucous call
  11. n. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
  12. n. an instance of boastful talk