cockerel

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And so to Rome for a clash of nations who have known angst in the shape of a French cockerel in this Six Nations.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

A statue of a cockerel is one priceless artefact soon to be welcomed home, after Jesus College handed it over to a delegation from Nigeria at a ceremony at Cambridge University on Wednesday.

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

Mermaid clouds drifted over the glebe, over the cockerel tree, over the Malvern Hills.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell