crack of dawn

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crack of dawn

noun cracks of dawn

  1. idiomatic The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins. "This is high-speed travel, Muriel. Not fun. I'm waking up at crack of dawn."

    Similar: ass crack of dawn, butt crack of dawn, peep of day, break of dawn, daybreak, sparrow-fart, break, break of day, cockcrow, crack of dawn, dawn, daylight

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@misc{crack_of_dawn_2026,
  title = {crack of dawn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crack%20of%20dawn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}