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chanticleer

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chan·ti·cleer  (chnt-klîr, shn-)
n.
A rooster.
[Middle English chauntecler, from Old French chantecler, the name of the rooster in the tale of Reynard the Fox : chanter, to sing; see chant + cler, clear; see clear.]
chanticleer [ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə], chantecler [ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a name for a cock, used esp in fables
[from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly]
Translations
chanticleer
n (old) → Hahn m
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So they walked off together towards the spot where Chanticleer had seen the light, and as they drew near it became larger and brighter, till they at last came close to a house in which a gang of robbers lived.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
The chicken crept through the pales of the coop and ran, with some show of liveliness, to her feet; while Chanticleer and the ladies of his household regarded her with queer, sidelong glances, and then croaked one to another, as if communicating their sage opinions of her character.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
followed by a crow, as from some infernally-hatched Chanticleer, apprising him under whose victorious fire he stands, he turns the corner into safety, and takes Durdles home: Durdles stumbling among the litter of his stony yard as if he were going to turn head foremost into one of the unfinished tombs.
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