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词汇 chanticleer
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chanticleer n.

"a cock," c. 1300, from Old French Chantecler (Modern French Chanteclair), quasi-proper name of the cock in medieval stories of Reynard the Fox; literally "sing-loud" or "sing-clear," from chanter "to sing" (from PIE root *kan- "to sing") + cler (see clear (adj.)). Ben Jonson makes it chant-it-clear.

updated on November 01, 2017

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