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gamecock

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game·cock  (gmkk)
n.
A rooster trained for cockfighting.
gamecock [ˈgeɪmˌkɒk]
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) a cock bred and trained for fighting Also called fighting cock
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gamecockgamecock - a cock bred and trained for fighting
fighting cock
cock - adult male bird
2.gamecock - someone who is a very fierce fighter
hell-kite, hell-rooster
battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)
Translations
gamecock [ˈgeɪmkɒk] N → gallo m de pelea


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"We have been privileged," he cried, strutting about like a gamecock, "to be present at one of the typical decisive battles of history--the battles which have determined the fate of the world.
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The bugles called to each other like brazen gamecocks.
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