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1.nounA male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
2.nounA bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
3.nounAn informer.
4.nounA violent or disorderly person.
5.nounA powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
6.noun(originally United States slang) A man.
7.nounA wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
8.nounLegislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.