cockerel
noun
a young domestic cock.
cockerels
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pluralof cockerel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While initially the bird was getting along with his chickens, things took a turn and the bird decided to cause mayhem and chase after the cockerels.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Critics say that backyard flock owners’ demand for day-old pullets, or female chicks, leads to more cockerels, or male chicks, being culled or slipping through to eventually wind up in need of homes or dumped.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2018
Terriers, geese and perturbed-looking cockerels roamed in between the legs of cantankerous horses.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2018
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
She had a fine collection of noble-looking young Brahma cockerels, great massive fellows, youthful, innocent, sheepish, and stupid.
From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn
