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Meaning of cock-sparrow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A male sparrow.
A quarrelsome, cocky person

Equivalents

Français moineau mâle

Examples

“Shelley was a young fool; so are these cocksparrow revolutionaries.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

cock-stand cock-up cock's comb test cocka doodle do cocka-doodle-do cockabondy