http://wordie.org/words/crow Comments for the word 'Crow' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments Why is that roosters <a href="/words/crow">crow</a> but crows <a href="/words/caw">caw</a>? Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:30:02 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments "Navy-speak for the enlisted rank insignia worn on the left arm of a uniform by petty officers. The insignia consists of an eagle perched atop one to three chevrons. (Unlike a crow, a chief petty officer's anchors are worn on the collar.) One favorite, albeit illegal, Navy ritual is to "tack" on the crows of newly promoted petty officers. Supposedly the new crow will be prevented from coming off if every enlisted person of a higher rank takes turns hammering it into the arm of the wearer with their fists (although, it has been proven that this does not actually work in some cases.)"<br />- <a href="http://www.rubbermice.com/definitions.html">rubbermice.com</a> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:38:19 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments A cold, <a href="/words/croak">croak</a>ing, coal-colored crow <a href="/words/claw">claw</a>ed corn and cawed.<br /><br />--<em>Tongue Twisters and Tricky Tanglers</em> by Duncan Emrich Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:25:05 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/crow#comments