cockerel

[ kok-er-uhl, kok-ruhl ]

noun

1. a young domestic cock.

cockerel

/ ˈkɒkərəl; ˈkɒkrəl /

noun

1. a young domestic cock, usually less than a year old

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockerel¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cokerelle, kokerelle; cock ¹, -rel

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockerel¹

C15: diminutive of cock ¹

Example Sentences

And so to Rome for a clash of nations who have known angst in the shape of a French cockerel in this Six Nations.

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Officers also seized three pit bulls and several fighting cockerels.

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She later explained she had to "say a particular word, the abbreviation of cockerel, several times during a speech on the floor".

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Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king's palace.

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"We recently accepted a group of dumped cockerels, for which we had no history on these abandoned animals," a spokesperson said.

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