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cockerel

[kok-er-uhl, kok-ruhl] / ˈkɒk ər əl, ˈkɒk rəl /
NOUN
chicken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hen poultry
STRONG
biddy capon chick cock pullet rooster
WEAK
banty barnyard fowl cock-a-doodle-do cockalorum gump heeler
NOUN
cock
Synonyms
STRONG
capon chicken cock-a-doodle-doo
WEAK
chanticleer cockalorum

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French flags, French scarves, French fans with tricolor wigs and cockerel hats.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

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

The cockerel tree you can see from my bedroom wasn't running left to right now, it was running right to left.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell