cockerel
Americannoun
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cockerels
plural
noun
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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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The video, which was partly recorded inside the prison, shows him caressing a fighting cockerel and freely chatting to fellow inmates.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
After being looted, the cockerel was given to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2021
The sculpture of a cockerel was one of hundreds of Benin Bronzes that were pillaged from the once mighty Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now Nigeria.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2021
Jesus College's bronze cockerel, donated by a parent of a student, took pride of place in the college dining hall.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2021
After all, it could easily have been understood that I was suggesting the landlord's wife resembled a cockerel - an intention that had not remotely entered my head at the time.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Harrison, the youngest of four children, previously lived with his parents Harold and Louise - and the family's pet cockerels - in a small house in Arnold Grove, Wavertree.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2021
In the late 1960s, the International Dairy Federation paid Yudkin to conduct sugar studies in pigs, rats, cockerels, and humans.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2018
There was also a thing about people bringing cockerels to the matches – in the 1960s, I think – because the cockerel was on the club’s badge.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2017
People carrying cockerels in slings or under their arms travel to these venues by horse-drawn carriage, bicycle or in candy-colored vintage American cars.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2017
I asked one of the cockerels to give you a message about not crowing so early.
From The Tale of Henrietta Hen by Harry L. Smith
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