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cock-a-doodle-doo

noun
cock-a-doo·​dle-doo | \ ¦käkə̇¦düdᵊlˈdü\
plural -s

Definition of cock-a-doodle-doo

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: crow entry 3

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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