cock-sparrow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- A male sparrow.
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A quarrelsome, cocky person
Shelley was a young fool; so are these cocksparrow revolutionaries.
1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cock sparrow | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cocksparrow | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cock-sparrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fr moineau mâle (a male sparrow) · ro vrăbioi (a male sparrow) · bg врабец (a male sparrow)