What does cock-sparrow mean?
Cock-sparrow means A male sparrow..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A male sparrow..
Shelley was a young fool; so are these cocksparrow revolutionaries.
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Cock-sparrow means A male sparrow..
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Shelley was a young fool; so are these cocksparrow revolutionaries.
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