crow blackbird

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noun

any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.

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Origin of crow blackbird

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby crow blackbird

crow, crowbait, crowbar, crowberry, crow-bill, crow blackbird, crowboot, crowd, crowded, crowder pea, crowdfunding

How to use crow blackbird in a sentence

This mass incarceration is destroying the Black community -- it is, as Michelle Alexander writes, the New Jim Crow.
We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus, during Jim Crow, black men were routinely hanged, castrated, and lynched for alleged sexual assaults against white women.
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each working in its own way was essential to ending Jim Crow in the South.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slowly, still falteringly but inexorably, Jim Crow justice was disappearing in the South.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“It tasted like a crow enchilada,” Morrissey said, as he literally ate his words.
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning|Bill Schulz|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not much use as the high crests hid the intervening hinterland from view, even from the crow's nests.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The cat had been about to spring at Grandfather Mole again when Mr. Crow spoke to her.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And he quite agreed with old Mr. Crow, who had come hurrying up to see what was going on.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. Crow was rocking back and forth on his perch, for a joke—on anybody except himself—always delighted him.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Farmer Green's cat had never liked Mr. Crow, for no particular reason.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for crow blackbird

crow blackbird

noun

another name for grackle

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