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cackler

cack·ler

uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk

2.

any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae

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Origin

From Middle English cakelere, equivalent to cackle + -er.

Phrases

  • autem cackler

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