When the crest of a rooster’s comb falls down toward their beak, they appear sad, or crestfallen. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Crestfallen” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Kate. Hi, Kate...
Crack of chicken is Elizabeth in Dallas’s phrase for an absurdly early hour, a playful mashup of crack of dawn and rooster-or-chicken expressions such as when the cock crows, up with the chickens, and go to bed with the chickens. The variant crack...

