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Meaning of roostcock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The male of the domestic fowl; a cock.

UK, dialectal, obsolete

Examples

“No matter whether his nag have the stringhalt, and steps like a roostcock, or has wind-galls the size of bladders, or has been fired till his legs resemble a scored griskin, the BUTCHER's Boy braves every competitor in the race”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Roosted rooster rooster booster rooster sauce roosterfish roosterhood

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