DCHP-1 Online
chant the cock [< Cdn F] Obs. 
among voyageurs, the traditional way to invite a fight.
- 1822 (1932) [Our hut was first completed, when our champion clambered aloft, and crowed defiance; three times he crowed (aloud), but no responding voice was heard from the opposite camp.]
- 1913 The challenger would parade, "chanting the cock" (chantant le coq), in defiance of the best man (le meilleur).
- 1822 (1932) [Our hut was first completed, when our champion clambered aloft, and crowed defiance; three times he crowed (aloud), but no responding voice was heard from the opposite camp.]