gamecock

[ geym-kok ]

/ ˈgeɪmˌkɒk /

noun

a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting.

Origin of gamecock

First recorded in 1670–80; game¹ + cock¹

Words nearby gamecock

gamebreaker, gamecast, game-change, game-changer, game chips, gamecock, game face, game fish, game fowl, game jam, gamekeeper

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Example sentences from the Web for gamecock

His gamecock head bobbed; his comb of hair leaned to one side; he grunted and pushed.
When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett
The signature at the bottom of each was the familiar scrawl of Java's gamecock governor.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Again they succumbed to mirth, and then Joe rose, bristling, and went forward much as a gamecock might step out to do battle.
Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans
There was a kind of gamecock called Cornish Game that was fairly manshaped.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

He was a gamecock if ever there was one, but he was in very bad physical shape on the day of the fight.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for gamecock

gamecock

/ (ˈɡeɪmˌkɒk) /

noun

a cock bred and trained for fightingAlso called: fighting cock

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单词	gamecock
释义	gamecock [ geym-kok ] / ˈgeɪmˌkɒk / noun a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting. Origin of gamecock First recorded in 1670–80; game¹ + cock¹ Words nearby gamecock gamebreaker, gamecast, game-change, game-changer, game chips, gamecock, game face, game fish, game fowl, game jam, gamekeeper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gamecock His gamecock head bobbed; his comb of hair leaned to one side; he grunted and pushed. When the Owl Cries\|Paul Bartlett The signature at the bottom of each was the familiar scrawl of Java's gamecock governor. The Argus Pheasant\|John Charles Beecham Again they succumbed to mirth, and then Joe rose, bristling, and went forward much as a gamecock might step out to do battle. Then I'll Come Back to You\|Larry Evans There was a kind of gamecock called Cornish Game that was fairly manshaped. Operation: Outer Space\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins He was a gamecock if ever there was one, but he was in very bad physical shape on the day of the fight. Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt British Dictionary definitions for gamecock gamecock / (ˈɡeɪmˌkɒk) / noun a cock bred and trained for fightingAlso called: fighting cock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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