caw
noun
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Some knave of my kind must have cawed and helped the sun up!”
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell