bantam

 

bantam hen & cock

 

 

a farm chicken – bird – smaller than the common kinds of fowl (chicken), originally from the sea port city of Bantam in Indonesia, Asia, now found everywhere

male ~~ cock

female ~~ hen

baby ~~ chick

bantam cocks at fight

Special Features:
The male bird (cock) is a good fighter, and so a popular breed in cock-fighting.

It is usually called ‘banty’ in the rural USA.

Figures of Speech:
1.

bantam = (noun) a person small in size but very high spirited and forceful

2.

banty cock = a person small in size but having too high an opinion of his own abilities

3.

(a)

as brant as a young bantam cock  (‘brant’ = proud, erect)

(b)

as cheeky as a young bantam cock  (‘cheeky’ = rude, careless)

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