rooster

rooster
/rooh"steuhr/, n.
1. the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
2. a representation of this bird, used as an emblem of the Democratic party from 1842 to 1874.
3. Informal. a cocky person.
[1765-75; ROOST + -ER1]

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