noun
Origin: ME chauntecler < OFr chante-cler, lit., sing loud; name of rooster in the medieval epic “Reynard the Fox”: see chant & clear
See chanticleer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English chauntecler
Origin: , from Old French chantecler, the name of the rooster in the tale of Reynard the Fox
Origin: : chanter, to sing; see chant
Origin: + cler, clear; see clear
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