bantam
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bantam hen and cock
a farm chicken – bird – smaller than the common kinds of fowl (chicken), originally from the sea port city of Bantam in Indonesia, Asia, now found everywhere,
female ~~ hen
baby ~~ chick
It is usually called ‘banty’ in the rural USA. bantam cocks in a cock fight 2. banty cock = a person small in size but having too high an opinion of his own abilities 3. (a) as brant as a young bantam cock (‘brant’ = proud, erect) (b) as cheeky as a young bantam cock (‘cheeky’ = rude, careless)
The male bird (cock) is a good fighter, and so a popular breed in cock-fighting.
1. bantam = (noun) a person small in size but very high spirited and forceful
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