A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
The cry of the rooster.
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
(among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
A black person.
The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.