2006-10-16 03:47:32 · 14 answers · asked by jenkster 1 in Environment
hmmmm maybe from a loose woman called dawn
2006-10-16 04:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very early morning, daybreak. For example, I got up at the crack of dawn. The crack in this term alludes either to the suddenness of sunrise or to the small wedge of light appearing as the sun rises over the horizon. Originally the term was usually put as crack of day. [Late 1800s]
2006-10-16 03:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by angel 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very early morning, daybreak. For example, "I got up at the crack of dawn". The crack in this term alludes either to the suddenness of sunrise or to the small wedge of light appearing as the sun rises over the horizon. Originally the term was usually put as crack of day. [Late 1800s]
2006-10-16 03:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by kchick8080 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm leaning toward the sliver of light on the horizon theory. Also, perhaps an invention of Shakespeare.
2016-07-28 04:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Richard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All previous answers are full of it.
It's a Nautical term. Sunlight would heat air particles, therefore causing them to move faster, which would then move the sails of a ship, causing them to "crack".
2006-10-16 10:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by froggen616 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here you go:
http://www.answers.com/topic/crack-of-dawn
2006-10-16 04:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by peggy*moo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been trying to look up its origins but can't find it. There's this cool website where the origins of many other sayings are explained though,
it's http://www.joe-ks.com/phrases/phrases.htm. Hope you have fun looking things up!
2006-10-16 04:02:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wasn't that the title of some dodgy film!?
2006-10-16 03:57:34 · answer #8 · answered by Grizzly 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My partners answer to this is me on all fours when he wakes up with a hard on!!!
2006-10-16 03:56:46 · answer #9 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my ex bending over
2006-10-16 03:49:10 · answer #10 · answered by markhatter 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋