cockerel
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"He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The college's Legacy of Slavery Working Party concluded in 2019 that the cockerel "belongs with the current Oba at the Court of Benin".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2021
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
The cockerel crows the next morning when it’s still dark.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary said the highly-contagious influenza was identified after it took in a number of dumped cockerels.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
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
And we stood there, face to face, under the flat prairie sunlight, ridiculously like two cockerels silently estimating each other’s intentions.
From The Prairie Mother by Arthur E. Becher
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