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Definition: COCKCROWING

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Cockcrowing" is a common misspelling or typo for: cock-crowing.

Date "Cockcrowing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: COCKCROWING

Domain Definition
Bible Cock-crowing In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o'clock in the evening (Luke 12:38; Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon after midnight (this is the first crowing), and again at the dawn of day (and this is the second crowing). Mark mentions (14:30) the two cock-crowings. Matthew (26:34) alludes to that only which was emphatically the cock-crowing, viz, the second. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: COCKCROWING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "COCKCROWING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: COCKCROWING

DomainDefinition
BibleCock-crowing In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o'clock in the evening (Luke 12:38; Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon after midnight (this is the first crowing), and again at the dawn of day (and this is the second crowing). Mark mentions (14:30) the two cock-crowings. Matthew (26:34) alludes to that only which was emphatically the cock-crowing, viz, the second. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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