crower
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a word derived from
crow.
crownounany of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
Example Sentences
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Gradually the rouleaus of the "crower" dwindled down to a three or four of dollars, or so.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
Nat is a white crower, with beautiful soft feathers, and a long graceful black tail.
From Gems Gathered in Haste A New Year's Gift for Sunday Schools by Anonymous
Besides these "professional" birds, every nook and corner is filled with fowls kept for brooding purposes, each bird family with its crower.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou