cockerel

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After being looted, the cockerel was given to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student.

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

Often it's a dog but here it's a cockerel.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 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

Was this the boy in the mask who had strutted like a cockerel ahead of the others across St. Mark’s Square?

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke