Definitions
A small chicken or small variety of something.
Word origin
Borrowed from Dutch Bantam (Banten province in Java).
Used in a sentence
“From the dairy we passed into the poultry-yard; and there I was introduced to a train of milk-white turkeys, and fowls of the same colour, a few bantams, and three galenies, Mrs. Helen's especial favourites, […]”
“Dragonflies may be bantam, but their appetite is bottomless.”
“The Bantams bridged the gap between the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Small chicken”6 letters
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