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
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
A bronze cockerel kept at Cambridge University that had been looted in a British raid on what is now Nigeria will be handed back this month.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2021
He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
Owner Amey James was told she would be fined if the animals - specifically the geese and cockerels - were not hushed.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2021
Terriers, geese and perturbed-looking cockerels roamed in between the legs of cantankerous horses.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2018
In the late 1960s, the International Dairy Federation paid Yudkin to conduct sugar studies in pigs, rats, cockerels, and humans.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2018
People carrying cockerels in slings or under their arms travel to these venues by horse-drawn carriage, bicycle or in candy-colored vintage American cars.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2017
But the lads paid no heed to her sobs and prayers, for their blood was up, and they were as hard set to their work as game cockerels in the pit.
From A Blot on the Scutcheon by Mabel Winifred Knowles
