Synonyms for bantam
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ban-tuhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn təm |
Définition of bantam
Origin :- 1749, after Bantam, former Dutch residency in Java, from which the small domestic fowl were said to have been first imported. Extension to "small person" is 1837. As a light weight class in boxing, it is attested from 1884, probably from the birds, which are small but aggressive and bred for fighting.
- adj small
- It clattered unheeded to the floor as the bantam dived for Hilary and Joan.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Babbitt, looking like a triumphantly vicious Bantam rooster, crowed on.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It was to be the bantam (carried by Natt and owned by his master) against all comers.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- By all means (returnd the wealthy King of Bantam;) I had so designd before.
- Extract from : « The Works of Aphra Behn » by Aphra Behn
- Smith was eying the bantam critically when Dicksie rejoined him.
- Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
- This is not a bantam 224 hen at all; this is a bantam rooster.
- Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
- The mud was too deep for the Shanghai to run and the bantam killed him.
- Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- It was she of the bantam cock and “the left-hand body blow” alluded to above.
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
- A revolt in Bantam had occurred some twelve months before the date of my visit .
- Extract from : « A Visit to Java » by W. Basil Worsfold
- The bantam mother, on this, appeared satisfied to regard her as a friend.
- Extract from : « Stories of Animal Sagacity » by W.H.G. Kingston
Antonyms for bantam
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