cockcrowing

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I saw her between cockcrowing and dawn, noble one, when I let down the bars for the cattle to come in to the milking.

From The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest by Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina)

It may be at even, it may be at midnight, it may be at cockcrowing and it may be in the morning.

From Why I Preach the Second Coming by Haldeman, Isaac Massey

The Cat said to the Hen's child, "Go and tell thy mother to arise and come at the cockcrowing; for what should eat her?"

From The Talking Beasts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

Undoubtedly, if we are to expect our Master at cockcrowing, we shall not study the permanent improvement of this transitory scene.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William