cockerel
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cockerel
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cokerelle, kokerelle; see origin at cock 1, -rel
Example Sentences
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A facsimile of the revered Golden Cockerel Press edition featuring engravings by that supreme book artist, Eric Gill.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018
Mr. Lapham would as always escort his household, dressed in Sunday best, to the Cockerel Church and after that back for a cold dinner.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
He was a deacon at the Cockerel Church and very pious.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Mr. Cockerel, as I say, is extremely good-natured, and he carries out what I have heard said about the men in America being very considerate of the women.
From The Point of View by James, Henry
To comfort him, I told him I would read him "The Bear and the Skrattel," and "Sam, the Cockerel," which made him laugh through floods of tears.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne
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