cockerel

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The college's Legacy of Slavery Working Party concluded in 2019 that the cockerel "belongs with the current Oba at the Court of Benin".

From BBC • 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

A cockerel laying an egg, after all, was a "heinous and unnatural crime," the court found.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

Then, in 1908, under the headline “A Poolsbrook Fowl Robbery,” it was reported that Trainer had been charged with stealing a cockerel and three hens.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell