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chanticleer

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHANTICLEER

n.A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in cowing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHANTICLEER

Chan "ti *cleer, n. Etym: [F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox ); chanter to chant + clair clear. See Chant, and Clear. ]

 

Defn: A cock, so called from the clearness or loundness of his voice in crowing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chanticleer

chan ti cleer |ˈCHantəˌkli (ə )r, ˈSHant- ˈtʃæn (t )əˌklɪ (ə )r | noun literary a name given to a rooster, esp. in fairy tales. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French Chantecler, the name of the cock in the fable Reynard the Fox, from chanter sing, crow (see chant ) + cler clear.

 

Oxford Dictionary

chanticleer

chanticleer |ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə | noun literary a name given to a domestic cock, especially in fairy tales. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French Chantecler, the name of the cock in the fable Reynard the Fox, from chanter sing, crow (see chant ) + cler clear .