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gamecock

[ geym-kok ]

noun

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


gamecock

/ ˈɡ±ðɪ³¾ËŒ°ìÉ’°ì /

noun

  1. a cock bred and trained for fighting Also calledfighting cock
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gamecock1

First recorded in 1670–80; game 1 + cock 1
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“Of course, I’m not for gamecock fighting in the state of Oklahoma,†he told The Associated Press.

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He looked like the human version of a swaddled gamecock.

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Last year, Hamiltons Gallery in London exhibited photographs he made in the 1980s of fighting betta fish and dueling gamecocks.

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Other allegations involve solicitation of bribes for the recall of a council member, use of public funds for construction projects on private properties, voiding parking tickets for friends and having gamecocks and cockfighting paraphernalia.

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Irby said most gamecocks bred and raised in states like Nevada continue to be shipped internationally, transmitting, transmitting plagues such as Newcastle disease and Avian influenza.

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