Cockerel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒkəɹəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockerel is a noun meaning A young male chicken.
Meaning
A young male chicken.
Example Sentences
He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour.
“Mrs. Boast can’t have got all these from one hatching,” [Ma] said. “I do believe there’s not more than two cockerels among them.” “The Boasts have got such a head-start with chickens, likely they’re planning to eat friers this summer,” said Pa. “It may be she took a few cockerels out of this flock, looking on them as meat.”
Word Forms
- cockerels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cockling, crow, rooster, weathercock, cockbird, chicken.
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