cockerel

[ kok-er-uhl, kok-ruhl ]

/ ˈkɒk ər əl, ˈkɒk rəl /

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noun

a young domestic cock.

Origin of cockerel

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cokerelle, kokerelle; see origin at cock¹, -rel

Words nearby cockerel

Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed

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Example sentences from the Web for cockerel

She won first prize on hen, first and second on pullet, and fourth on cockerel.
How To Write Special Feature Articles|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
So Sir Dagonet always went armed; though he bore upon his shield the device of a cockerel's head as a symbol of his calling.
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table|Howard Pyle
This was his first sight of pirates, and he was as full of fight as a cockerel.
Strange Stories of the Great River|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
He will find me too hot a cockerel, as he calls me, to venture upon our colors again.
Horse-Shoe Robinson|John Pendleton Kennedy

After that poultry fanciers call the young male a cockerel and the young female a pullet.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for cockerel

cockerel

/ (ˈkɒkərəl, ˈkɒkrəl) /

noun

a young domestic cock, usually less than a year old

Word Origin for cockerel

C15: diminutive of cock 1

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单词	cockerel
释义	cockerel [ kok-er-uhl, kok-ruhl ] / ˈkɒk ər əl, ˈkɒk rəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cockerel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a young domestic cock. Origin of cockerel First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cokerelle, kokerelle; see origin at cock¹, -rel Words nearby cockerel Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockerel She won first prize on hen, first and second on pullet, and fourth on cockerel. How To Write Special Feature Articles\|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer So Sir Dagonet always went armed; though he bore upon his shield the device of a cockerel's head as a symbol of his calling. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table\|Howard Pyle This was his first sight of pirates, and he was as full of fight as a cockerel. Strange Stories of the Great River\|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor He will find me too hot a cockerel, as he calls me, to venture upon our colors again. Horse-Shoe Robinson\|John Pendleton Kennedy After that poultry fanciers call the young male a cockerel and the young female a pullet. Our Domestic Birds\|John H. Robinson British Dictionary definitions for cockerel cockerel / (ˈkɒkərəl, ˈkɒkrəl) / noun a young domestic cock, usually less than a year old Word Origin for cockerel C15: diminutive of cock 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cockerel poultry, hen, biddy, chick, cock, pullet, capon, rooster, chicken, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockalorum, gump, heeler, chanticleer
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cockerel

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British Dictionary definitions for cockerel

noun

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