Chanticleer

Chanticleer
Chanticleer Chan"ti*cleer (ch[a^]n"t[i^]*kl[=e]r), n. [F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See {Chant}, and {Clear}.] A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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