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Definition of Royston crow in English: Royston crow(also Roylston crow) noun ˈrɔɪst(ə)n ˌkrəʊ The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. From Royston, the name of a town in Hertfordshire, south-east England, where the bird was formerly familiar as a winter visitor + crow. Definition of Royston crow in US English: Royston crow(also Roylston crow) nounˈrɔɪst(ə)n ˌkrəʊ The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. From Royston, the name of a town in Hertfordshire, south-east England, where the bird was formerly familiar as a winter visitor + crow. |