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cockerel


cock·er·el

noun \ˈkä-k(ə-)rəl\

Definition of COCKEREL

: a young male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)

Origin of COCKEREL

Middle English cokerelle, from Anglo-French cokerel, diminutive of coc
First Known Use: 15th century

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