a. Obs. or dial. [f. COCK + crowen, obs. pa. pple. of CROW v.] That the cock has crowed on, that is no longer fresh; stale.
1577. B. Googe, Heresbach’s Husb. (1586), 2. Gifts and rewardes retayne the Cockrowen Courtier, yea suche as have one of their feete alredy in the grave.
1602. J. Manningham, Diary, 21 Nov. (1868), 86. He takes a speciall grace to use an old worne sentence, as though anie would like to be served with cockcrowen pottage.
1607. Topsell, Serpents (1653), 780. Then was there brought some Cock-crown keal.
1825–79. Jamieson, Cock-crown kail, broth heated a second time;… such as the cock has crow’d over, being a day old, Roxb.
