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der Hahn (Hähne)
   rooster, cock; weather vane (Wetterhahn); (gun) trigger (Abzugshahn)
der Hahn (-en)
   faucet, tap (Wasserhahn), spigot

Auch das Huhn weiß, dass morgens die Sonne aufgeht – aber es lässt den Hahn krähen. (Spruch)
The hen also knows that the sun rises in the morning – but she lets the rooster do the crowing. (saying)
(The cock may crow, but it's the hen who delivers the goods/lays the eggs.)
Eine Frau aus Wyhl will bei Gericht durchsetzen, dass der Hahn eines Nachbarn nicht mehr kräht.
A woman from Wyhl wants a court to stop her neighbor's rooster from crowing any longer.
Danach kräht kein Hahn mehr.
No one gives a hoot about that anymore.

Related:
das Hähnchen chicken (food); young rooster, cockerl
das Hühnchen chicken (food)
das Backhähnchen baked/roasted chicken
der Hahn im Korb sein to be the cock of the walk
die Henne hen
das Huhn chicken; hen (Henne)
am Hahn at the airport in Hahn (der Flughafen Hahn)
(das) Hahn name of a town near Frankfurt a.M. and some other towns in Germany

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