cockerel

[ kok-er-uh l, kok-ruh l ]

/ ˈkɒk ər əl, ˈkɒk rəl /

a young domestic cock.

Origin of cockerel

First recorded in 1400–50, cockerel is from the late Middle English word cokerelle. See cock¹, -rel

She won first prize on hen, first and second on pullet, and fourth on cockerel.

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cockerel

/ (ˈkɒkərəl, ˈkɒkrəl) /

a young domestic cock, usually less than a year old

C15: diminutive of cock 1