Cockerel

Word COCKEREL
Character 8
Hyphenation cock er el
Pronunciations /ˈkɒkəɹəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Cockerel"

What do we mean by cockerel?

A young rooster. noun

A young domestic cock; specifically, the male of the domestic fowl up to one year old. Both cockerel and pullet are specifically called chicks, as distinguished from fowls. noun

A young cock. noun

A young male chicken. noun

A young domestic cock; not older than one year noun

A young male chicken.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cockerel

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The word "cockerel" in example sentences

"This cockerel is going to be the best thing I've seen all night, but I've already bought something," he said. ❋ Priya Rao (2010)

Doubtless we shall all be confounded in due course, for examining the entrails of a recently slaughtered cockerel is no more reliable now than it was in Roman times. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The cockerel is a popular motif in modernist art, symbolising regeneration, awakening and strength. ❋ Mark Brown (2011)

In one room entitled "Adieu myths", the exhibition also debunks the idea that the cockerel was a Gallic emblem, even if gallus in Latin means "cockerel" and "Gaul". ❋ Henry Samuel (2011)

Although Clare felt that her cockerel was the best that she'd ever bred, she was unprepared for a phone call on Saturday lunchtime telling her that she'd won best of breed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the kitchen, underneath the mirror and to the left of the etching of the cockerel was the word outspoken. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One MDC supporter described it like plucking the feathers off a cockerel (the cockerel is the symbol of Zanu-PF). ❋ Unknown (2008)

For with a contemptuous laugh the Yankee uttered the one word "cockerel," and slammed down and fastened the light. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

The "cockerel" side of these birds has white feathers, large wattles and breast muscles, whereas the smaller ❋ Unknown (2010)

So when we stood on a small patch of ground there, beside the ancient chapel and no more than a few yards from the crowded dual carriageway, with two sleeping pygmy goats, a crested cockerel and two hens for company, we were as unaware of the hordes racing past as they were of us or of the chapel, and seemingly translated into a different sphere of existence from theirs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A crested cockerel struts about beside the ancient chapel. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Sculptural hood ornaments in transparent glass include a cockerel, an eagle and artfully kneeling nudes. ❋ Judy Fayard (2011)

Instead of supporting a gold cockerel it must now suffer the ignominy these past 100 years of serving blackbird, robin and house sparrow. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For thousands more questions and answers take a trip through the Knowledge archive"You can see the Spurs cockerel logo on the website of this small town," writes Sudhir Paladugu in a question that harks back to this classic and its follow-up. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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