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cock-a-doo·dle-doo | \ ¦käkə̇¦düdᵊlˈdü \
plural -s
Definition of cock-a-doodle-doo
(Entry 1 of 2)
cock-a-doodle-doo
intransitive verb\ " \
variants:
or less commonly cock-a-doodle \ ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗ \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of cock-a-doodle-doo (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : crow entry 2 sense 1 a rooster cock-a-doodle-dooing at dawn
2 : crow entry 2 sense 3 all the papers were cock-a-doodle-dooing over the wonderful performance — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
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