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cock-sparrow
n. 1 A male sparrow. 2 A quarrelsome, cocky person
Usage examples of "cock-sparrow".
His conversation was now addressed entirely to a bald cock-sparrow, who seemed bolder than the rest.
Was Ralph still enticing the bald-headed cock-sparrow to sit upon his hand?
Dashing young cock-sparrows would show off before their particular hen-sparrows, and earn a cheap reputation for dare-devilry by going within so many years of Edwin's lair, and then darting away.