A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
The cry of the bird known in the US as a rooster and in British English as a cockerel.
A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
The mesentery of an animal.
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
A black person.
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
A beam or rod providing support.
An act of strutting (“bracing or supporting (something) by a strut or struts (sense 1); attaching diagonally; bending at a sharp angle”); specifically, deviation (of the spoke of a wheel) from the normal position.
An instrument for adjusting the pleats of a ruff.
A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.
Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
To be attached diagonally or at a slant; also, to be bent at a sharp angle.