Definition of COCKCROW

cockcrow

Plural: cockcrows

Noun

  • The time of daybreak; early morning.
  • the first light of day
  • The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light

Examples

  • They played Words With Friends until cockcrow, determined to finish the epic game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cok crowe (also as cokkes crowe), equivalent to cock + crow. Likely a suppletive variation of Old English hancrǣd (“cockcrow, dawn”, literally “cock-crowing”), from hana (“cock, rooster”) + crǣd (“crowing”).

Synonyms

aurora, break of day, break of the day, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup, sparrow-fart

Antonyms

sunset

Scrabble Score: 21

cockcrow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cockcrow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cockcrow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

cockcrow: valid Words With Friends Word