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cock-a-doodle-doo

[ kok-uh-dood-l-doo ]

interjection

  1. (used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.)


noun

plural cock-a-doodle-doos.
  1. the loud crow of a cock.
  2. Baby Talk. a rooster.

verb (used without object)

cock-a-doodle-dooed, cock-a-doodle-dooing.
  1. to crow.

cock-a-doodle-doo

/ ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː /

interjection

  1. an imitation or representation of a cock crowing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cock-a-doodle-doo1

First recorded in 1565–75; fanciful imitative

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