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peep of day

NOUN
break of day
Synonyms
WEAK
brightening cockcrow crack of dawn dawn dawning daybreak first blush first brightening first flush of morning prime prime of the morning sunrise sunup
NOUN
first blush
Synonyms
WEAK
break of day brightening crack of dawn early morning first brightening first flush of morning first impression first light first sight morning outset prime
NOUN
first light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawning
WEAK
aurora break of day cocklight crack of dawn dawn dawnlight day-peep daylight first flush of morning glow half-light morning sunrise sunup

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Peep-of-day time is the Boer's favourite hour for a call, and we were all very much on the qui vive when the white line showed along the east.

From With Rimington by Phillipps, L. March

The former had made an association known as the "Peep-of-day boys," to which the latter had responded by one called the "Defenders."

From The Story of Ireland by Lawless, Emily