koekoek, noun

/ˈkʊkʊk/
Forms:
Also with initial capital.
Origin:
Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, DutchShow more Afrikaans, probably adaptation of isiXhosa and isiZulu inkuku chicken (Dutch koekoek having the meaning ‘cuckoo’).
In full Potchefstroom koekoek: (one of) a poultry type developed mainly from White Leghorn and Black Australorp crosses. Also attributive.
1971 Farmer’s Weekly 12 May 107 (advt)Pure-Bred Koekoek. Not the old fashioned Barred Plymouth Rock with its small eggs. A purebreed bred by Potchefstroom Agricultural College as a tablebird with stamina and high egg production.
1973 Farmer’s Weekly 30 May (Suppl.) 22Amazing Growers: Heavy Leg Koekoek Cockerels...Austra-White Pullets giving the same results as the Koekoek but with white eggs.
1973 Grocott’s Mail 14 Aug. 1Pure Breeds: Black/Swart Australorps...Plymouth Rock/Koekoek.
1976 E. Prov. Herald 6 July 11South Africa has produced its very own, indigenous kind of fowl..called..the Potchefstroom koekoek...It produces chickens which can be readily identified as boys or girls immediately they hatch out...The cockerels have a spot on the head, which the hens do not.
1988 Farmer’s Weekly Jan. 78 (advt)Koekoek...The ideal farm bird. A good producer and table bird.
1991 Philatelic Bulletin (No. 8075)Potchefstroom Koekoek, This breed of fowl was developed at the Agricultural Research Institute at Potchefstroom..from White Leghorn and Black Australorp crosses and the colouring was improved by a few crossings with breeds with barred plumage. In 1976 the Koekoek was registered as an acknowledged breed.
In full Potchefstroom koekoek:(one of) a poultry type developed mainly from White Leghorn and Black Australorp crosses. Also attributive.
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