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rooster

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rooster (noun)
  2. rooster heads (noun plural but singular in constructrion)
  3. rooster tail (noun)
  4. China rooster (noun)

roost·er

noun \ˈrüs-tər also ˈru̇s-\

Definition of ROOSTER

1
a : an adult male domestic chicken : cock b : an adult male of various birds other than the domestic chicken
2
: a cocky or vain man
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Examples of ROOSTER

  1. We heard the crow of a rooster.

First Known Use of ROOSTER

1772

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